The Grateful Grapefruit Interviews: Bruce LaBruce
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Is this what you think of the gay scene — people who are not quite alive and who constantly pretend they are something else?
LA Zombie is not so much a commentary on the gay scene as it is a commentary on L.A. and the social situation in the city. When I arrived in L.A. for the shooting of LA Zombie in August 2009, I was shocked to see how many homeless people there were – I had a feeling the number had tripled or quadrupled since the last time I was in town. In the original script François’ character was not a homeless bum, but when I saw what was happening in L.A., I just couldn’t turn my back on this social crisis – I wanted to document it. LA Zombie is also a commentary on the gay porn industry. In the last scene the zombie is looking through a small window at an orgy with some gay porn stars. At some point their dealer comes and murders them all. This scene is the culmination of all the violence and wild primitive sex in the film…
