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"'''Lust in the Dust'''" is a movie starring [[Glen Milstead|Divine]], [[Tab Hunter]], [[Cesar Romero]], and [[Lainie Kazan]]. |
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{{For|the 1946 film nicknamed "Lust in the Dust"|Duel in the Sun (film)}} |
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{{Infobox film |
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| name = Lust in the Dust |
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| image = Lust in the dust.jpg |
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| caption = Theatrical release poster |
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| director = [[Paul Bartel]] |
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| producer = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Allan Glaser]] |
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* [[Tab Hunter]] |
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| writer = Philip John Taylor |
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| starring = {{Plainlist| |
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* Tab Hunter |
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* [[Divine (actor)|Divine]] |
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* [[Lainie Kazan]] |
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}} |
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| music = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Peter Matz]] |
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* Karen Hart |
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}} |
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| cinematography = [[Paul Lohmann]] |
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| editing = Alan Toomayan |
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| studio = Fox Run Productions |
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| distributor = [[New World Pictures]] |
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| released = {{Film date|1985|3|1}} |
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| runtime = 84 minutes |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| budget = $2.5 million<ref name="lust">OUTTAKES |
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Taylor, Clarke. Los Angeles Times December 23, 1984: o41.</ref> |
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'''''Lust in the Dust''''' is a 1985 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Paul Bartel]], written by Philip John Taylor, and starring [[Tab Hunter]], [[Divine (actor)|Divine]], [[Cesar Romero]] and [[Lainie Kazan]]. |
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==Plot== |
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Lust in the Dust tells the story of a lonely, large dancehall girl (Divine) wandering through the desert in search of the town of Chile Verde. She happens upon Hunter as a hunky, butch and silent cowboy who leads her to the town he just happens to be going to as well. |
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Dance-hall girl Rosie Velez, lost in the desert, is helped to safety by gunman Abel Wood. In the town of Chili Verde, at the saloon of Marguerita Ventura, word of a treasure in gold brings Abel into conflict with outlaw Hard Case Williams and his gang. |
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==Cast== |
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The bar is also the whore-house and humorous hijinks ensue as the madame ([[Lainie Kazan]]) and Divine both vie for the affections of Hunter, while numerous character-actors fill in the comedic roles. |
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* [[Tab Hunter]] as Abel Wood |
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* [[Divine (actor)|Divine]] as Rosie Velez |
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* [[Lainie Kazan]] as Marguerita Ventura |
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* [[Cesar Romero]] as Father Garcia |
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* [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]] as Hard Case Williams |
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* [[Henry Silva]] as Bernardo |
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* [[Courtney Gains]] as Richard "Red Dick" Barker |
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* [[Gina Gallego]] as Ninfa |
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* [[Nedra Volz]] as Ed "Big Ed" |
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* [[Woody Strode]] as Blackman, Hard Case Gang |
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* [[Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez]] as Mexican, Hard Case Gang |
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==Production== |
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When Divine and the madame discover they are long-lost sisters the volume gets cranked up a notch. |
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The title was taken from the nickname given to [[King Vidor]]'s 1946 film ''[[Duel in the Sun (film)|Duel in the Sun]]''.<ref>The Western will never bite the dust |
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Scott, Jay. The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]July 7, 1979: P.29.</ref> |
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[[John Waters]] was asked to direct, but refused because he did not write the script.<ref name="swampflix" /> |
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For his performance in this film, Divine was nominated, but did not win, the "Worst Actor" award in the 1985 [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]. |
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[[Edith Massey (actress)|Edith Massey]] was cast as Big Ed, but died shortly after her [[screen test]].<ref name="swampflix">[https://swampflix.com/2018/02/13/lust-in-the-dust-1985/ ''Lust in the Dust (1985)''], swampflix.com, February 13, 2018</ref> Bartel was uneasy about casting her because he thought it would look too much like a John Waters film without John Waters. |
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The role of Marguerita was originally set for [[Chita Rivera]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m0jQr2HfvsoC&dq=lust+in+the+dust++++Chita+Rivera&pg=PA155|isbn = 9780671884673|title = Not Simply Divine|date = August 10, 1994|publisher = Simon and Schuster}}</ref> |
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[[Principal photography]] took place in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]].<ref>Latin from Manhattan danced to Hollywood |
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Thomas, Bob. The Globe and Mail June 22, 1984: E.4.</ref> |
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In the original script, Rosie was supposed to die but the filmmakers changed their mind during filming.<ref name="lust"/> |
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==Critical reception== |
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''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' described the film as "a saucy, irreverent, quite funny send-up of the Western" and said that it "takes some of the old-time conventions – the silent stranger, the saloon singer with a past, the motley crew of crazed gunslingers, the missing stash of gold – and stands them on their head with outrageous comedy and imaginative casting."<ref name="V">{{cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=December 31, 1983 |title=Lust in the Dust |url=http://variety.com/1983/film/reviews/lust-in-the-dust-1200426056/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of ''[[California (magazine, defunct 1991)|California Magazine]]'' called it "raunchy but irresistible,"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |date=March 10, 1985 |title=Lust in the Dust |pages=317 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/390647535/?terms=%22Lust%20in%20the%20Dust%22%20%22raunchy%20but%20irresistible%22&match=1}}</ref> while Stephen Schaefer of ''[[US Magazine]]'' said "''Lust in the Dust'' is a wicked must" and described it as "a happy hoot", concluding that it "knows how to mine the gold quickly and leave 'em laughing."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schaefer |first=Stephen |date=March 25, 1985 |title=Lust in the Dust is a wicked must |pages=76 |work=[[US Magazine]]}}</ref> George Williams of ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]'' described the film as "an irresistibly funny spoof on those [[Clint Eastwood]]-[[Sergio Leone]] movies called [[Spaghetti Western]]s" and stated that the actors "all give us the feeling they're having a lot of fun — and we can't help but join in." Most of the mirth comes from the situations and the characterizations."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=George |date=February 8, 1985 |title=Wild, lust peek into the dusty old west |pages=108 |work=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/622574482/?terms=%22Lust%20in%20the%20Dust%22%20%22irresistibly%20funny%20spoof%22&match=1}}</ref> Peter Stack of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' called the film "a gun totin' rootin-tootin' New Mexico-style cowboy yarn loaded with surprisingly good performances" and praised Kazan's acting in particular.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stack |first=Peter |date=March 17, 1985 |title=Lust in the Dust is a wicked must |pages=299 |work=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/388402729/?terms=%22Lust%20in%20the%20Dust%22%20%22a%20gun%20totin%27%20rootin-tootin%27%22&match=1}}</ref> |
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[[Sheila Benson]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Times said that the film's satire was "limp", and that it resorted to "dumb, sniggering sexual innuendo,"<ref name="LAT">{{cite web |author=Benson, Sheila |authorlink=Sheila Benson |date=March 8, 1985 |title='LUST' GETS LOST IN ITS OWN DUST |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-08-ca-32548-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> while [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described the film's jokes as "witless and private".<ref name="TNYT">{{cite web |author=Canby, Vincent |authorlink=Vincent Canby |date=March 1, 1985 |title=SCREEN: BARREL'S 'LUST IN THE DUST' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/01/movies/screen-barrel-s-lust-in-the-dust.html |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Critic [[Rex Reed]] opined that the film "produces the kind of green reaction you get from eating a rancid burrito." Addressing Canby and Reed's reviews, [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]'' said "Well, what did they expect from a whacked-out Western parody starring has-been '50s hunk Tab Hunter and 300-pound female impersonator Divine—''[[High Noon]]''?" and that the film delivers "tacky, hit-and-miss hilarity" with moments that offer "more laughs than a barrel full of teenage sex comedies." He praised the performances and concluded that "those in search of a smattering of cheap laughs will find ''Lust in the Dust'' the perfect oasis."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=March 18, 1985 |title=Screen: Lust in the Dust |pages=12 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|0089523}} |
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* {{Mojo title|lustinthedust}} |
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* {{Amg movie|30496}} |
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* {{rotten-tomatoes|lust_in_the_dust}} |
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{{Paul Bartel}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 7 May 2024
Lust in the Dust | |
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Directed by | Paul Bartel |
Written by | Philip John Taylor |
Produced by | |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
Edited by | Alan Toomayan |
Music by |
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Production company | Fox Run Productions |
Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
Lust in the Dust is a 1985 American Western comedy film directed by Paul Bartel, written by Philip John Taylor, and starring Tab Hunter, Divine, Cesar Romero and Lainie Kazan.
Plot[edit]
Dance-hall girl Rosie Velez, lost in the desert, is helped to safety by gunman Abel Wood. In the town of Chili Verde, at the saloon of Marguerita Ventura, word of a treasure in gold brings Abel into conflict with outlaw Hard Case Williams and his gang.
Cast[edit]
- Tab Hunter as Abel Wood
- Divine as Rosie Velez
- Lainie Kazan as Marguerita Ventura
- Cesar Romero as Father Garcia
- Geoffrey Lewis as Hard Case Williams
- Henry Silva as Bernardo
- Courtney Gains as Richard "Red Dick" Barker
- Gina Gallego as Ninfa
- Nedra Volz as Ed "Big Ed"
- Woody Strode as Blackman, Hard Case Gang
- Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Mexican, Hard Case Gang
Production[edit]
The title was taken from the nickname given to King Vidor's 1946 film Duel in the Sun.[2]
John Waters was asked to direct, but refused because he did not write the script.[3]
Edith Massey was cast as Big Ed, but died shortly after her screen test.[3] Bartel was uneasy about casting her because he thought it would look too much like a John Waters film without John Waters.
The role of Marguerita was originally set for Chita Rivera.[4] Principal photography took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5]
In the original script, Rosie was supposed to die but the filmmakers changed their mind during filming.[1]
Critical reception[edit]
Variety described the film as "a saucy, irreverent, quite funny send-up of the Western" and said that it "takes some of the old-time conventions – the silent stranger, the saloon singer with a past, the motley crew of crazed gunslingers, the missing stash of gold – and stands them on their head with outrageous comedy and imaginative casting."[6] Kenneth Turan of California Magazine called it "raunchy but irresistible,"[7] while Stephen Schaefer of US Magazine said "Lust in the Dust is a wicked must" and described it as "a happy hoot", concluding that it "knows how to mine the gold quickly and leave 'em laughing."[8] George Williams of The Sacramento Bee described the film as "an irresistibly funny spoof on those Clint Eastwood-Sergio Leone movies called Spaghetti Westerns" and stated that the actors "all give us the feeling they're having a lot of fun — and we can't help but join in." Most of the mirth comes from the situations and the characterizations."[9] Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle called the film "a gun totin' rootin-tootin' New Mexico-style cowboy yarn loaded with surprisingly good performances" and praised Kazan's acting in particular.[10]
Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times Times said that the film's satire was "limp", and that it resorted to "dumb, sniggering sexual innuendo,"[11] while Vincent Canby of The New York Times described the film's jokes as "witless and private".[12] Critic Rex Reed opined that the film "produces the kind of green reaction you get from eating a rancid burrito." Addressing Canby and Reed's reviews, Peter Travers of People Magazine said "Well, what did they expect from a whacked-out Western parody starring has-been '50s hunk Tab Hunter and 300-pound female impersonator Divine—High Noon?" and that the film delivers "tacky, hit-and-miss hilarity" with moments that offer "more laughs than a barrel full of teenage sex comedies." He praised the performances and concluded that "those in search of a smattering of cheap laughs will find Lust in the Dust the perfect oasis."[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b OUTTAKES Taylor, Clarke. Los Angeles Times December 23, 1984: o41.
- ^ The Western will never bite the dust Scott, Jay. The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]July 7, 1979: P.29.
- ^ a b Lust in the Dust (1985), swampflix.com, February 13, 2018
- ^ Not Simply Divine. Simon and Schuster. August 10, 1994. ISBN 9780671884673.
- ^ Latin from Manhattan danced to Hollywood Thomas, Bob. The Globe and Mail June 22, 1984: E.4.
- ^ Variety Staff (December 31, 1983). "Lust in the Dust". Variety.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth (March 10, 1985). "Lust in the Dust". The Los Angeles Times. p. 317.
- ^ Schaefer, Stephen (March 25, 1985). "Lust in the Dust is a wicked must". US Magazine. p. 76.
- ^ Williams, George (February 8, 1985). "Wild, lust peek into the dusty old west". The Sacramento Bee. p. 108.
- ^ Stack, Peter (March 17, 1985). "Lust in the Dust is a wicked must". The Chicago Tribune. p. 299.
- ^ Benson, Sheila (March 8, 1985). "'LUST' GETS LOST IN ITS OWN DUST". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (March 1, 1985). "SCREEN: BARREL'S 'LUST IN THE DUST'". The New York Times.
- ^ Travers, Peter (March 18, 1985). "Screen: Lust in the Dust". People. p. 12.
External links[edit]
- 1985 films
- 1985 comedy films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s Western (genre) comedy films
- 1980s parody films
- American Western (genre) comedy films
- American independent films
- American parody films
- Films directed by Paul Bartel
- New World Pictures films
- 1980s American films
- English-language independent films
- English-language Western (genre) comedy films