Frenetic and impressionistic this nocturnal foray through San Franciscos streets heightened by a stop at a nightclub delivers a thrillhit of ebullient adrenaline The rush of excitement of anonymity of adventure of being alive of potentially meeting someone new is palpable Somewhere in the middle of this burst of gorgeous blackandwhite the neon takes on a life of its own squiggling into infinity This is about living fast and dying peacefully the filmmaker said at the time which adds another layer of poignancy Michael Fox