Forty Deuce (1982)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Paul Morrissey

Writers:

Alan Bowne (play)
Alan Bowne (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 November 1982 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are disrupted when the kid dies.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Hustler | Young Boy | Older Man Younger Man | Male Prostitution

Cast

Orson Bean	...	Mr. Roper
Kevin Bacon	...	Ricky
Mark Keyloun	...	Blow
Tommy Citera	...	Crank
Esai Morales	...	Mitchell
Harris Laskaway	...	Augie (as Harris Laskawy)
John Ford Noonan	...	John Anthony (as John Noonan)
Meade Roberts	...	Old John
Yukio Yamamoto	...	Street Hustler
Rudy DeBellis	...	Toilet John
Steve Steinlauf	...	Man on Phone
Susan Blond	...	Escort
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carol Jean Lewis	...	Black Woman
Bo Rucker

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-16

Company:

Island Pictures

Movie Connections:

References Ta mej i dalen (1977)

A hustle here and a hustle there...

Warhol is not far, his cinema more than inspired this sleazy plot... and the movie is just as boring as Warhol movies.

The idea was not bad though and the milieu depicted looks realistic enough. But a film cannot be good without good actors and a good director. Morrissey did not really manage to take us for a walk on the wild side... try again ?