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Director:
Josh Evans
Writer:
Josh Evans (writer)
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Release Date:
8 May 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Traveling from the backwoods to Los Angeles to visit his cousin, a writer discovers a world of sex, drugs, crime and violence revolving around a beautiful young woman and her mobster boyfriend. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
An introduction to Hell... Benny Hell
 (From Fangoria. 23 March 2009, 2:41 PM, PDT)

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Glam is outrageous more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

William McNamara ... Sonny Daye
Frank Whaley ... Franky Syde

Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Vanessa Mason
Valérie Kaprisky ... Treasure

Tony Danza ... Sid Dalgren

Lou Cutell ... Sandy Silver
Thomas D. Adelman ... Bud Silver
Caroline Lagerfelt ... Joleen Lemon

Robert DoQui ... Don Mallon
Muriel Lynne ... Grandma
Billye Ree Wallace ... Bobo (as Billye Ree Williams)
Ricky Trammell ... Genty

Jon Cryer ... Jimmy Pells
Ali MacGraw ... Lynn Travers
Jorge Dallinger ... Pool Attendant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gangster Glam (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality and some sexual dialogue.
Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:R | USA:NC-17
Filming Locations:
Azusa, California, USA
Company:
Cineville more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Producer 'Carl-Jan Colpaert' removed his name from "Glam" when Emerson Bixby suggested they edit forty minutes from anywhere in the film and replace all dialogue with rock music, so they could at least market it as background fodder to German rock bands. more

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Glam is outrageous, 10 June 2002
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Author: sp1k

Glam is an outrageous vision of a town built on filigree dreams and exploited by crass power mongers. The most ruthless of these is Sid, Tony Danza, a vain scoundrel producer who sucks the creative life out of others to maintain his commercial viability. Sid recognizes the talents of Sonny, a mute loner from a small town who has come to Hollywood. Along with his hyper kinetic cousin, Franky, Frank Whaley, who has taken Sonny's writing to some shlockmeister producers who's cynicism melts when they read Sonny's emotionally potent words, and believe that they have an entertainment goldmine to be excavated. But Sid strong-arms them out of the way and campaigns to seduce and control Sonny. Sid is so certain of his ability to charm that he is blind to the fact that his girlfriend is attracted to Sonny's goodness. There is something disturbing about Glam. Though the characters are largely archetypes the cast finds a human dimension for the freaks and gargoyles that populate this world. The movie assails and caresses the audience with images and ideas and seems to use a broad range of influences from the French New Wave to MTV music video styles. Glam is outrageous and that's the sort of style this world it depicts deserves.

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