1982's Querelle, Ranier Fassbinder's last film, was based on French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle de Brest, but Genet told the film's producer that he had not seen the film because, "You can't smoke at the movies."
Two songs from the film were nominated in the 1984 Razzie Awards for Worst Original Song category: Each Man Kills The Things He Loves (Music by Peer Raben, lyrics from Oscar Wilde's poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol") and Young and Joyful Bandit (Music by Peer Raben, lyrics by Jeanne Moreau.)
The film's star, Brad Davis, was the husband of Susan Davis with whom he had a daughter, Alexandra.
From Wikipedia:
According to an article in The New York Times published in 1987, Davis suffered physical abuse and sexual abuse at the hands of both parents. As an adult, he was an alcoholic and an intravenous drug user before becoming sober in 1981.
Diagnosed with HIV in 1985, Davis kept his condition a secret until shortly before his death at age 41, on September 8, 1991 in Los Angeles. Although the announcement said he died of AIDS, he actually died of an intentional drug overdose. Near death and in severe pain in a hospital, he opted to return home and end his life on his own terms. With his wife and a family friend present, he committed assisted suicide. Susan Davis continues to campaign to combat AIDS.
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