Hustler White (1996)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Rick Castro
Bruce La Bruce

Writers:

Rick Castro (writer)
Bruce La Bruce (writer)

Release Date:

19 July 1996 (UK)

Genre:

Adult | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

See it with someone you've paid for.

Plot Keywords:

Sadism | Callboy | Satire | Hardcore | Street Hustler

Cast

Tony Ward	...	Montgomery Ward
Bruce La Bruce	...	Jürgen Anger
Alex Austin	...	Alex
Kevin Kramer	...	Kevin
Ron Athey	...	Seymour Kasabian
Glen Meadmore	...	Stew Blake
Ivar Johnson	...	Piglet
Kevin P. Scott	...	Eigil Vesti
Graham David Smith	...	Ambrose Sapperstein
Miles H. Wildecock II	...	Peter Festus
Bud Cockerham	...	Bud Cockram
Michael Glass	...	Mrs Glass
Vaginal Davis	...	Buster Boote
Joaquín Martínez	...	Ryan Block
Darryl Carlton	...	Divinity Fudge

Runtime:

UK:79 min

Country:

Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Hong Kong:III | UK:18 (cut) | Australia:R | France:-16

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dangerous to Know Swell Co.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: L.A. Hustlers/Dr. Susan Block/Carol Schneemann (#1.10)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Introduction

6/10

I wanted to dislike this more than I did, but against my will, after a while I began to sort of like it. It's still bad, but it's not offensive the way it seems like it will be from the opening. For a movie about hustling, with a few real-life gay porn stars thrown in for good measure, it isn't really smutty or gross -- it's having far too much fun with its own genre-hopping and movie-referencing for that. At the beginning it feels like it's going to be a lot more pornographic than it is -- that it so say, disgusting as opposed to sexy; however, there are a few sexy scenes -- there's a boots and leather porn shoot that's pretty erotic, as is the scene where a row of black men take turns with a blond muscle boy (and there are a lot of hustlers in short shorts, if that's your thing). There's a briefly touched-upon theme with a skinhead who wants to kiss, the notion of closeness vs. sex and if the two are compatible, that could have been elaborated on to give the film some weight, but it's not dealt with effectively; it's mainly there as a stupid joke. Most of the jokes are stupid, especially the recurring "Anger...any relation to Kenneth?" bit. (I love the movie's tagline, though.)

The editing is a particular flaw -- it's in your face and has no rhythm, and it makes the film seem more cheap than the subject matter already suggests. That cheapness may be part of LaBruce's intention (the amateurish acting would seem to say so), but it's still childish regardless -- a scene where someone repeatedly runs over a guy with his car is flat and unfunny. There's narration where Castro is talking to us, and it's completely phony-sounding -- the movie is fake everything. Again, I think that must be the point. (The film's overall reason for existence seems geared toward a scene where LaBruce gets to suck face with a hustler.) The best scene in the movie is that with Castro and a baby in the bathtub, a scene that is essentially a rip-off (or homage) to "Flesh." 6/10