Hustler White

Hustler White (1996)

See it with someone you've paid for

Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, the action is transposed from the silver screen's old backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the pornographic industry.

Date of release
1996-10-30
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Director
Bruce LaBruce, Rick Castro

Casting

Interesting facts

Hustler White is a 1996 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Rick Castro and Bruce LaBruce. Starring Tony Ward, Ron Athey, Glen Meadmore, Graham David Smith and LaBruce, the film follows a group of hustlers and their customers on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California.

Background and production

Castro says he had been chronicling the lives of male street hustlers along Santa Monica Boulevard since the late 1980s, and he shared that footage with LaBruce, telling him of his plans for a documentary called Hustler White. The title came from the hustlers preference for white jeans, which Castro recalled was; "because white made their baskets look bigger when illuminated by car headlights." Castro said the script is derived from his experienc…

The film contains multiple cinematic references, with some lines read verbatim, including quotes and scenes from: Sunset Boulevard, Easy Rider, Trash, 3 Women, Rosemary’s Baby, The Killing of Sister George, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Death in Venice.

Castro cast real male hustlers and models he had previously worked with, including Ward. They also used the hustlers' homes, and other cast members' including Ron Athey's house in Silver Lake Hills, as location spots for filming. Portions of the film appear in the music video for "Misogyny" a track by Canadian rock band Rusty which appeared on MuchMusic and Musique Plus in the 1990s.

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