| Gayniggers from Outer Space | |
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 Official 1992 poster | |
| Directed by | Morten Lindberg |
| Written by | Per Kristensen Morten Lindberg |
| Produced by | Dino Raymond Hansen and Lamont Sanford |
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| Cinematography | Henrik Kristensen |
| Edited by | Prami Larsen |
| Distributed by | Det Danske Filminstitut |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | English |
Gayniggers from Outer Space is a 1992 Danish English-languagesatiricalscience fictionshort film, directed by Danishperformance artistMorten Lindberg. The film is a parody of thescience fiction andblaxploitation genres.[1]
The film follows a group ofintergalactichomosexualblack men from the planet Anus, who discover the presence of female creatures on planetEarth. Usingrayguns, they proceed toeliminate all females from Earth, eliciting gratitude from the previously oppressed male population.[1] Before leaving the planet, they leave behind a "Gay Ambassador" to educate the Earthlings about their new way of life.
The film was first screened at the NatFilm Festival in Copenhagen on 23 February 1993,[2] and was screened at the Stockholm Queer Film Festival in 2006.[3]
In the 2019 bookIt Came from Something Awful, Dale Beran described the film as a "queer-interest Dutch [sic] B movie in the hyper-transgressive tradition ofJohn Waters" that appealed to an audience of "nerdy white boys" who liked the concept ofblaxploitation. The film was used in a recruiting campaign by the internet troll groupGay Nigger Association of America in the 2000s,[4] who took their name from the film.[5]
In 2024 aninternet meme relating to the movie gained popularity, where people would convince others to search the phrase "what space movie came out in 1992" or "space movie 1992". This would return results of the movie'sIMDb andWikipedia pages. The shock value of the title is the main purpose of the meme, not the contents of the movie.[6]
The film begins inblack-and-white and later turns to color, in a way similar toThe Wizard of Oz. According to directorMorten Lindberg, this was a "dramaticspecial effect" to illustrate "the world being freed from vicious women".[1]
