Lust in the Dust is a 1985 Western comedy film starring Tab Hunter, Divine, Cesar Romero, and Lainie Kazan, and directed by Paul Bartel.
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Directed by | Paul Bartel |
Written by | Philip John Taylor |
Produced by | Allan Glaser Tab Hunter |
Starring | Tab Hunter Divine Lainie Kazan |
Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
Edited by | Alan Toomayan |
Music by | Peter Matz |
Production company | Fox Run Productions |
Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date | March 1, 1985 (1985-03-01) |
Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
Dance-hall girl Rosie Velez, lost in the desert, is helped to safety by gunman Abel Wood. In the town of Chili Verde, at the saloon of Marguerita Ventura, word of a treasure in gold brings Abel into conflict with outlaw Hard Case Williams and his gang.
The title was taken from the nickname given to King Vidor's 1946 film Duel in the Sun.[2]
John Waters was asked to direct, but refused because he did not write the script.[3]
Edith Massey was cast as Big Ed, but died shortly after her screen test.[3] Bartel was uneasy about casting her because he thought it would look too much like a John Waters film without John Waters.
The role of Marguerita was originally set for Chita Rivera.[4]
Principal photography took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5]
In the original script, Rosie was supposed to die but the filmmakers changed their mind during filming.[1]
Variety said "Lust In The Dust is a saucy, irreverent, quite funny send-up of the Western. Film takes some of the old-time conventions – the silent stranger, the saloon singer with a past, the motley crew of crazed gunslingers, the missing stash of gold – and stands them on their head with outrageous comedy and imaginative casting."[6]
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