Scorpio Rising is a 1963 experimental film by Kenneth Anger, starring Bruce Byron as Scorpio. Themes central to the film include the occult, biker subculture, Catholicism and Nazism; the film also explores the worship of rebel icons of the era, namely James Dean and Marlon Brando . As with many of Anger's films, Scorpio Rising contains no dialogue - it instead features a prominent soundtrack consisting of 50s and 60s pop, including songs by Ricky Nelson, The Angels, The Crystals, Bobby Vinton, Elvis Presley & Ray Charles. When the film was screened at an art theatre in Los Angeles,... police arrested the theatre manager for public obscenity and canceled the film's run. The case went to the California Supreme Court, where the case was settled in Anger's favor. Anger explained in an interview: "When Scorpio Rising was — we've forgotten, in a sense, that it was a groundbreaker, legally. Because there are only a few flashes of nudity, genitalia, whatever in the film, I mean, they're very, very short and, if you blink, you won't even see them.
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| Release date: | 1964 |
| Directed by: | Kenneth Anger |
| Runtime: | 30 Minutes |
| Producer: | Kenneth Anger |
| Editor: | Kenneth Anger |
| Music by: | Little Peggy March, The Angels, Bobby Vinton, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, The Crystals, The Rondells, Kris Jensen, Claudine Clark, Gene McDaniels, The Surfaris |
| Cinematography: | Kenneth Anger |
| Screenplay by: | Kenneth Anger |
| Genre: | Short Film |