Storyline
CREMASTER 2 is rendered as a gothic Western that introduces conflict into the system. On the biological level it corresponds to the phase of fetal development during which sexual division begins. In Matthew Barney's abstraction of this process, the system resists partition and tries to remain in the state of equilibrium imagined in Cremaster 1.
Cast & Crew
Norman Mailer
Harry Houdini
Lead
Matthew Barney
Gary Gilmore
LP
Lauren Pine
Bessie Gilmore
SE
Scott Ewalt
Frank Gilmore
Patty Griffin
Nicole Baker
MT
Michael Thompson
Max Jensen
Dave Lombardo
Johnny Cash (With Drums)
BS
Bruce Steele
Johnny Cash (With Bees)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matthew Barney's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cremaster 2 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
