Gentle film critic Jon (Craig Gilmore) hooks up with violent drifter Luke (Mike Dytri) in this HIV-positive road movie. Luke, a hunky gun-toting hitchhiker has just stolen a car from a pair lesbians and shot a trio of gay bashers. Jon lets Luke stay at his place and soon finds himself drawn into the stranger's world. Both are HIV-positive. Things get worse when Luke kills a homophobic policeman. The pair go on the lam, first to San Francisco, then all over the western United States. Their motto: "Fuck everything." Jon keeps his best friend, Darcy (Darcy Marta), apprised of his situation with infrequent collect calls. But as the road trip continues, Jon becomes increasingly disillusioned with Luke's belief that since they're doomed to die, they should lead consequence-free lives. The film ends on a Californian beach with the sun setting, and the two lovers lie down together. Luke ties up Jon, pulls down his pants and rapes him while holding a cocked gun in his mouth. The idea being, he’ll blow himself up as he climaxes.
Many references to rock bands and their members are made throughout the film. Joy Division's Ian Curtis is mentioned, along with Dead Can Dance, Echo and the Bunnymen and others. A Nine Inch Nails sticker is on the dashboard of Jon's car. The film's title comes from a song by The Jesus and Mary Chain, and a cover version of the song is performed by Braindead Soundmachine during the film's credits. In the movie, Luke is seen wearing a JAMC shirt. Braindead Soundmachine guitarist Cole Coonce is credited with scoring the film's original music. The many cameos include performance artist Johanna Went, director Paul Bartel, Warhol associate Mary Woronov, and Peter Grame, star of the obscure European film "Das Gluck Beim Haendewaschen". Gregg Araki wrote the script and directed.
