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title: 'Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kirby Dick'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sick-the-life-and-death-of-bob-flanagan-supermasochist-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120126/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)

1997 · 90 min · Documentary · United States

Original title: Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan

## Synopsis

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist is a 1997 documentary film directed by Kirby Dick about Bob Flanagan, a Los Angeles writer, poet, performance artist, comic, and BDSM celebrity, who had and later died of cystic fibrosis. The film premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded a Special Jury Prize.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kirby Dick](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirby-dick)
- **Producer:** [Kirby Dick](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirby-dick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Blake Leyh](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-leyh)

## Cast

- [Bob Flanagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-flanagan)
- [Kirby Dick](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirby-dick)
- [Sheree Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheree-rose)

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