The Living End is a 1992 American road comedy-drama film written and directed by Gregg Araki. It stars Craig Gilmore and Mike Dytri as two HIV-positive young gay men who meet by chance and embark on a road trip after one of them kills a police officer. Described by some critics as a "gay Thelma & Louise", the film is an early entry in the New Queer Cinema genre. The Living End was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival.

Plot

In Los Angeles, Jon, a withdrawn and depressed young film critic, is diagnosed with HIV. Meanwhile, reckless drifter Luke hitches a ride with a pair of lesbians, Fern and Daisy, who pull a gun on him. When the pair stops to use the bathroom, Luke steals their car and drives away, but due to a punctured tire, he resumes hitchhiking. That night, a man named Ken picks up Luke and takes him home, where they have sex. Ken's wife Barbie catches them in bed together and stabs Ken to death, prompting Luke to flee.