Glamour Dolls (2016)

This is the story of two male prostitutes who want to become professional actors and how they struggle to get into show business.

Director:

John De Luca

Writers:

John De Luca (story), John De Luca

Stars:

John De Luca, Dominik Danielewicz, Ashlie Walker

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John De Luca	...	Benjamin Spano
Dominik Danielewicz	...	Adam Miller
Ashlie Walker	...	Becky
Laurence Christopher	...	Larry
Ian Black	...	Peter Thorne
Emma Packer	...	Jodie Burney
John Gould	...	Gary
Siobhan Morgan	...	Madeleine
Annameka Andrade	...	Geraldine (as Annameka Porter-Sinclair)
Simon Antony Lee	...	Richie Summers
Laura Cornelius	...	Gina
Judson Vaughan	...	Martin
Chris Crocker	...	Jose
Brenden Lovett	...	Nathan Downing
Amanda Fullerton	...	Susan Black

Storyline

Adam and Ben live together, they are close friends, support each other and they like to party. They have a good life, pockets full of money, money that comes from their clients. Ben has his own sweetheart who just moved in with them and doesn't really get along with Adam. Larry, their pimp, has a cabaret show and after a problem with the two lead actors he is forced to urgently find replacements. He offers this opportunity to Adam and Ben and suddenly they are involved in this new world of underground theatre, performing as drag queens. On their road to success, Adam and Ben meet many people from the media industry, journalists, actors, producers, rich and powerful people; everyone is after something. These two guys will go on a journey that will show them how sick, perverted and dangerous it could be to get involved in show business but how tempting and rewarding as well. Showing all aspects of the industry from the underground to the most mainstream areas, from the lower class ...

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Plot Keywords:

show business | party | success | theatre | cabaret | 

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Taglines:

Showbiz has its price...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was in pre-production for two years. The shooting period was divided in two. A Principal Photography period and an Additional Photography period nearly six months later.

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Quotes

Adam Miller: Come on, it can't be that bad, I mean... is acting and... we'll be doing it together
Benjamin Spano: Adam, is not real acting! and at least no one had to ever see me... sell myself

User Reviews

To Be or Not To Be-friend,Lover or self absorebed Pr**k?

The relationship between the two protagonist is unclear to me. Did Ben reveal some intimate details of their early life together to that magazine writer to suggest they may have been on the DL? I say this as Adam called him on it after the interview was published. Also, they were rent boys being pimped by the Drag Queen club owner, and it seemed they, at first, had female clients. But it seems Ben would take on a male client only because he owed' his pimp' a favor.. But sometime after being 'flatmates' Ben starts dating a woman! (Much to Adams disgust!) And when Adam tries to kiss Ben, he is rebuffed! That incident is what causes Ben to move out. Yet Ben plays the passive role in sex scenes with his GF. Maybe both are Bisexual with Ben leaving 'that' behind in his pursuit of a writing and acting career and Adam hanging on to 'it' in hopes Ben will return.? I think the ambiguity of their relationship is what motivates the narrative of this film and the tragedy that follows!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Glamour Dolls

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP180,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Round Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1