Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns

Record ID: 121415
  • Title: Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns
  • Date: 29th December 1993
  • Summary: HOOKERS LOOKS AT THE COST OF THE BODY IN NEW YORK THROUGH THE EYES OF MALE AND FEMALE PROSTITUTES AND THEIR CLIENT. DIR BEEBAN KIDRON IS ONE OF GB'S MOST SUCCESSFUL DIRECTORS WITH CREDITS SUCH AS 'ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT' AND 'ANTONIA AND JANE' TO HER NAME. MOST RECENT FILMS 'USED PEOPLE' AND 'GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION'.LOCATIONS FOR HOOKERS INCLUDE: THE HIV CRE BUS, MANNED BY ANGEL, A BLACK EX-PROSTITUTE; THE GAIETY CLUB WHERE THE PERFORMERS ARE GAY HUSTLERS; A BREAKFAST AT WHICH TRANSVESTITE HOOKERS TALK ABOUT THEIR TRICKS. THERE ARE INTERVIEWS WITH A WOMAN WHO MANNED THE PHONES IN A CLASS BROTHEL FOR MANY YEARS, AND WITH A NUMBER OF JOHNS, MALE AND FEMALE. A SEQUENCE DESCRIBES THE RUSH HOUR SEX TRADE IN THE HOLLAND TUNNEL. SPECIALLY COMPOSED RAP BY PERFORMANCE ARTIST HAZELLE PUNCTUATE THESE VIGNETTES.
  • Description:the film HOOKERS in the 'Glitter and Gutter ' pair for CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK.
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Feature Films
  • Producer:Unspecified
  • Programme Episode:Episode 1
  • Transmission Date:29/12/1993
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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