Kinky Gerlinky was the biggest, most fabulous, most stylish nightclub London had ever seen. This documentary edited from over 200 hours shot on 21 nights in the early nineties, conveys the experience of one full night out at the club. From the poses struck on the red carpet to the debauchery of the dance floor, from the excessive glamour of the catwalk competitions to the glamorous excess of the backstage action. By nature a fleeting phenomenon, club culture is rarely recorded on film in any depth. Kinky Gerlinky goes the distance, offering unique intimacy with its subject, with most of the action performed directly for the camera: the costumes are out-of-this-world, as are the attitudes. Watching Kinky Gerlinky the film, it’s easy to understand the club’s trend-setting reputation. A welcome flashback to wilder clubbing days, it’s also a hilarious in-your-face examination of the cultural and sexual politics of celebrity and glamour.