Hustler White (1996)
July 19, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Tony Ward
Montgomery 'Monti' Ward
Bruce LaBruce
Jürgen Anger / Director / Writer / Producer
Kevin P. Scott
Eigil Vesti
Ivar Johnson
Piglet
Kevin Kramer
Himself
Alex Austin
Himself
Ron Athey
Seymour Kasabian
Glen Meadmore
Stew Blake
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 19, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Content RatingNR
Box Office$127,251
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Hustler White is a 1996 film by Bruce LaBruce and Rick Castro, a satirical black sex comedy about gay hustlers and their customers on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. It stars Tony Ward and LaBruce in an addition to the Queer Cinema canon, which is also an homage to classic Hollywood cinema. Also appearing in the film are Vaginal Davis, Glen Meadmore and Graham David Smith.
In a plot 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. The film, which like all of LaBruce's work is sexually explicit, includes a controversial amputee sex scene. Co-director Rick Castro cast real male hustlers and his former models, including Tony Ward, as amateur actors. 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.