Stephen Sayadian and Mark S. Esposito chose not to have their names appear on screen as directors of this nightmare. Cafe Flesh takes place after the end of World War Three which is referred to in the film as the “nuclear kiss.” Humans huddle together in a post-apocalyptic dystopia that seethes with smoke, shadows and awful dialogue. The film was made in 1982. A time before anyone had ever heard of AIDs and we went to bed each night listening to the rattle of Reagan’s cold war saber.
