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Macho Dancer
- Director: Lino Brocka
- Writer: Amado Lacuesta; Ricardo Lee
- Producer: Boy C. De Guia
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It takes 16 minutes into the hefty 136 minute running time - before you start screaming EXPLOITATION - turn off now.
It is padded to the extreme with lengthy excerpts of well-oiled, gyrating, nubile and talentless performances - with a soundtrack that will have begging for eternal silence.
Poor boy becomes a gay-for-pay hustler/dancer - not exactly original but, it is one of the earliest examples of this clobbered genre...
If every poor young lad became a hooker the world would be in dire fucked-up straits - it's about fucking greed - why does no-one address this simple and obvious fact.
A repugnant, unintelligent and exploitative film - that will leave you drenched in vomit.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Abandoned by his American lover, a handsome teenager from the mountains journeys to Manila in an effort to support his family. With a popular call boy as his mentor, Paul enters the glittering world of male strippers, prostitution, drugs, sexual slavery, police corruption and murder. Teeming with sex and Asian beefcake, Macho Dancer is a searing indictment of the hypocrisy and police corruption rampant under both the Marcos and Aquino regimes.
Cast & Characters
Jacklyn Jose as Bambi;
Daniel Fernando as Noel;
Princess Punzalan as Pining;
Allan Paule as Pol;
William Lorenzo as Dennis;
Timothy Diwa as Rolly;
Angelo Miguel as Jun;
Johnny Vicar as Kid;
Lucita Soriano as The Mother;
Joel Lamangan as Mother;
Bobby Sano as Greg; Charlie
Catalla as Mama Charlie;
Anthony Taylor as The Manager;
Tony Mabesa as Customer 1;
Ronald Mendoza as Customer 2