▁fiction ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁S lava ▁T su k erman ▁and ▁st arring ▁Anne ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁Pa ula ▁E . ▁She pp ard . ▁It ▁deb uted ▁at ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Film ▁festival ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁at ▁several ▁film ▁festiv als ▁there after . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁with ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁independent ▁film ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁gross ing ▁$ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁world wide . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁heavily ▁influen cing ▁a ▁club ▁scene ▁that ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁Berlin , ▁Paris , ▁and ▁London ▁called ▁electro cl ash . ▁ ▁Plot ▁A ▁New ▁W ave ▁fashion ▁show ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁crow ded ▁Manh attan ▁night club . ▁Among ▁the ▁models ▁are ▁bis ex ual , ▁c oca ine - add icted ▁Margaret ▁and ▁her ▁similarly ▁c oca ine - add icted ▁nem esis ▁Jimmy . ▁Margaret ' s ▁drug - de aling ▁girl friend , ▁Ad rian , ▁is ▁constantly ▁h ass led ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁because ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁more ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁U FO ▁lands ▁on ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁pent house ▁a partment ▁occupied ▁by ▁Margaret ▁and ▁Ad rian . ▁Jimmy ▁accompan ies ▁Margaret ▁home ▁before ▁the ▁show , ▁but ▁he ' s ▁actually ▁trying ▁to