Modify (2005)

Modify (2005)
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In an era where simple tattoos have become passé and the more adventurous have turned to scarification, implants, and even surgery to expand their physical horizons, filmmakers Greg Jacobson and Jason Gary take an unflinching look at the most extreme body modifications ever attempted. In addition to speaking with thirty unique individuals who have altered their external appearances in order to better express themselves, Jacobson and Gary also conduct interviews with the pioneering artists, surgeons, cutters, tattooists, and body artists who made these extreme modifications a reality. With more than fifty body modification procedures including tanning, waxing, bodybuilding, tattooing, elective amputations, tongue splitting, trans-gender surgeries, and everything in between captured on camera, Modify may horrify, but it may also open your mind in ways you never thought possible. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Jason GaryGreg Jacobson, (more)
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Synopsis of Modify

In an era where simple tattoos have become passé and the more adventurous have turned to scarification, implants, and even surgery to expand their physical horizons, filmmakers Greg Jacobson and Jason Gary take an unflinching look at the most extreme body modifications ever attempted. In addition to speaking with thirty unique individuals who have altered their external appearances in order to better express themselves, Jacobson and Gary also conduct interviews with the pioneering artists, surgeons, cutters, tattooists, and body artists who made these extreme modifications a reality. With more than fifty body modification procedures including tanning, waxing, bodybuilding, tattooing, elective amputations, tongue splitting, trans-gender surgeries, and everything in between captured on camera, Modify may horrify, but it may also open your mind in ways you never thought possible. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
85 mins

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Director(s):
Greg JacobsonJason Gary
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Special InterestDocumentary
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    Chris J.

    Mostly made up of interviews with many of the more prominante members of the bodymod society, "Modify" helps to teach those not in the culture not only where many of the practices originate, but why we do them. As a long standing member of BME this was nothing shocking or new, but for those with little to no knowledge of the subculture, this film will definately broaden horizens.

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    Amy H.

    I've never heard of much beyond tattooing and piercing so this movie was an eye opener for me. I was dizzy and lightheaded through the entire movie because the scenes are very graphic, but the interviews explaining why people do this are fascinating. I may not understand this, but I believe people have a right to do what they want to their own bodies. In this country we are encouraged to poison our bodies with junk food and cigarettes, but the mainstream doesn't accept body modification?

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    Douglas S.

    I really enjoyed the movie. It was very educational as well as entertaining! I like that it was so graphic and didn't cut away from many shots.

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