My Hustler (1965)

Filmed on Fire Island, this two reel, 70 minute Warhol film covers the activities of the "Dial A Hustler" service, as an older man seeks a young hustler for a companion.

Directors:

Andy Warhol, Chuck Wein

Stars:

Paul America, Joseph Campbell, Genevieve Charbon

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Paul America	...	Paul - the younger hustler (uncredited)
Joseph Campbell	...	Joe - the older hustler (uncredited)
Genevieve Charbon	...	Genevieve - the neighbot (uncredited)
Dorothy Dean	...	Woman with Lipstick (uncredited)
Ed Hood	...	Ed - the client (uncredited)
J.D. McDermott	...	Kali (uncredited)

Storyline

Filmed on Fire Island, this two reel, 70 minute Warhol film covers the activities of the "Dial A Hustler" service, as an older man seeks a young hustler for a companion.

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Plot Keywords:

hustler | beach | male rear nudity | jealousy | gay | 

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Taglines:

from 42nd Street to Fire Island

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Temptations

Filming Locations:

Fire Island, Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Andy Warhol Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties (1989)

User Reviews

Certainly not for everyone but amusing

The first sequence is considerably the better of the two. The middle-aged queen who owns the house on Fire Island is fairly entertaining. People like him were still around ten years after the movie was made. Indeed: The whole thing is very prescient. (Not that this is a surprise with Andy Warhol.) There have been numerous plays, movies, and television shows with plots that are cleaned-up versions of this part of the film: The older man, his paid-for date, the jealous neighbor, the female neighbor who wants to get in on the action.

The premise is brilliant, too: As we hear the primary characters in dialog, what we actually see is the young man he's renting lying on the beach, whittling. The waves, the whittling ... It's not anywhere as long as some of Warhol's other movies but it's focused on a simple task, repeated.

The second part is about the guy and the neighbor. They are in the bathroom. It's kind of like soft-core porn. I see less of Warhol's art here. And it's less entertaining.