Hustler White (1996)

Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, Hustler White transposes the action from the silver screen's old movie backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the porn industry. Said to be an homage to classic Hollywood cinema.

Directors:

Rick Castro, Bruce La Bruce

Writers:

Bruce La Bruce, Rick Castro

Stars:

Tony Ward, Bruce La Bruce, Kevin P. Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Ward	...	Montgomery 'Monti' Ward
Bruce La Bruce	...	Jürgen Anger
Kevin P. Scott	...	Eigil Vesti
Ivar Johnson	...	Piglet
Kevin Kramer	...	Self
Alex Austin	...	Self
Ron Athey	...	Seymour Kasabian
Glen Meadmore	...	Stew Blake
Graham David Smith	...	Ambrose Sapperstein
Miles H. Wildecock II	...	Peter Festus
Bud Cockerham	...	Bud Cockram
Michael Glass	...	Mrs Glass
Vaginal Davis	...	Buster Boote
Ryan Block	...	Joaquin Martinez
Darryl Carlton	...	Divinity Fudge

Storyline

Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, Hustler White transposes the action from the silver screen's old movie backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the porn industry. Said to be an homage to classic Hollywood cinema.

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Plot Keywords:

amputee | hustler | male prostitution | full frontal male nudity | gay sex | 

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Taglines:

See it with someone you've paid for.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

After the end credits there is an additional urination scene.

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Alternate Versions

To receive an '18' cinema certificate in the UK the film was cut by 44 secs and removed shots of a man's back being slashed with a razor attached to a piece of wood during an S&M scene. The video was cut by 1 min 14 secs with the same razor scene cut, plus an additional edit to the sex scene with the amputee's leg stump. The Special Edition DVD features the same cut video print.

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Connections

References The Rolling Stones: Cocksucker Blues (1972)

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Soundtracks

Introduction
Performed by Violent Onsen Geisha
Written by Nakahara Masaya
Produced by Rail Recording
© and (p) Rail Recording/Por Supuesto Records
Available on the album "Que Sera Sera"

User Reviews

Stick To What You Know

It's fairly obvious that the man who pretends to be a director Bruce La Bruce ought to stick to doing strictly porn. His pretensions to art wouldn't be taken seriously in a Film 101 class at NYU.

Performing for porn and acting are two entirely different skills and our director seems not to notice the difference or care. His performance as the effeminate writer is no homage to Truman Capote. If Truman were alive he'd sue.

In fact if the sisters of the late Eigil Vesti are alive I hope they sue this man. Naming one of your characters with the same name of the victim of a sensational gay homicide is not my idea of satire.

Back in my working days at the New York State Crime Victims Board, I got into the Norwegian Consulate to do the paperwork intake for a claim filed by one of the two sisters of Eigil Vesti. Eigil was a young and naive Norwegian kid who was picked up and killed for somebody's idea of kicks. Before his body was discovered with a black leather mask on his head, his picture was all over the Greenwich Village and Chelsea areas of Manhattan as a missing person for about three weeks.

I really fail to see the humor in using the name of the victim of one of the many GLBT homicide cases I did a claim for. He was a beloved younger brother to those two women from Norway whose first visit to the USA was to bring back his body for burial in their country. Having dealt with Eigil Vesti's family, I see no humor in defaming his memory in this disgusting manner.

The film was bad enough as it was, using Eigil Vesti's name was way beyond bad taste, it's despicable.

Details

Official Sites:

Strand Releasing [United States]

Country:

Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1996 (UK)

Also Known As:

Νοικιαμένα κορμιά

Filming Locations:

Zuma Beach, Malibu, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,331, 22 September 1996

Gross USA:

$127,251

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dangerous to Know Swell Co., Hustler White Productions, Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1