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 | 0.835 |
Directed By
Beeban Kidron
Crew
Jane Dickson
Fred Gates
Stuart Deutsch
Beo Morales
Brooks Williams
Brooks Williams
Alec Boehm
Andrew Clarke
Leighton Edmondson
Addison Cooke
Joan Caplin
Wendy Scheir
Spencer Style
Roderick Alleyne
Patrick Baker
Shannon Ebner
Greg Levine
Susan Newman
Junior Webb
Lynette Webb
Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron
Lisa Rinzler
Jonathan Oppenheim
Liz Garbus
Christina Burnett
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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