Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns (1993)
Overview
British filmmaker Beeban Kidron ventures onto the mean streets of the South Bronx and other New York locales to examine the lives of those involved in the city's thriving sex industry.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.501 |
Directed By
Beeban Kidron
Crew
Roderick Alleyne
Greg Levine
Addison Cooke
Alec Boehm
Lynette Webb
Beo Morales
Spencer Style
Fred Gates
Brooks Williams
Brooks Williams
Junior Webb
Joan Caplin
Shannon Ebner
Susan Newman
Andrew Clarke
Patrick Baker
Jane Dickson
Leighton Edmondson
Wendy Scheir
Stuart Deutsch
Jonathan Oppenheim
Christina Burnett
Liz Garbus
Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron
Lisa Rinzler
TOP CAST
Beeban Kidron
Self
Mistress Scarlett
Mistress
Raymond D. Taylor
Dancer
Adam M. Deskey
Free Agent
Michael Gray
Entrepreneur
Fiona James
Performer
Jenny Nordbanck
Entrepreneur
Pierre Richards
Dancer
Henning Rübsam
Dancer
Richard Chilmaza
Dancer
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