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Lust in the Dust

1985 · 84 min

A silly, bawdy romp through a dusty Western town, played broad and theatrical, more goofy than suspenseful.

Directed by
Paul Bartel
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
Tab Hunter, Divine, Lainie Kazan
Tagline
He rode the West... The girls rode the rest! Together they ravaged the land!
Overview
Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

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Directed by
Paul Bartel
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
Tab Hunter, Divine, Lainie Kazan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • identity
  • deception
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Paul Bartel
Written by
Philip John Taylor
Starring
Tab Hunter, Divine, Lainie Kazan, Geoffrey Lewis, Henry Silva, Cesar Romero, Gina Gallego, Nedra Volz
Music
Peter Matz
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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