Liquid Sky

The cult feature film Liquid Sky (1982) falls into the science fiction genre, so it is immediately labelled as make-believe. However, what director Slava Tsukerman has cleverly done here, is lend plausibility to his fictitious characters by basing their stylish futuristic outfits on a genuine fashion - labelled "New Wave" - that was prevalent in the New York underground scene at the time of making the film. He goes further with the film's storyline, by featuring a crowd of genuine Lower East Side fashionistas and exhibitionists in a nightclub and spectacular fashion show, whilst also capturing the elitist mood, drug preferences, and sexual activities of that same hedonist scene.