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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Shortbus
"Open your mind. And everything else."
2006 1h 41m EN
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6.3
MID
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FRESH
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64
METACRITIC
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6.4
IMDB
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6.3TMDB Β· 609π
69%Rotten Tomatoesβ64Metacriticβ
6.4IMDB Β· 36,608
RomanceComedyDrama
Synopsis
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In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
βOpen your mind. And everything else.β
Cast
Sook-Yin Lee
Sofia
Paul Dawson
James
PJ DeBoy
Jamie
Lindsay Beamish
Severin
Jay Brannan
Ceth
Raphael Barker
Rob
Adam Hardman
Jesse
Peter Stickles
Caleb
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Writers
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Netherlands
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 20 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Netherlands.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by John Cameron Mitchell, shot by Frankie DeMarco. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ira Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sook-Yin Lee and Paul Dawson and PJ DeBoy carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Open your mind. And everything else.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Cameron Mitchell directs. Frankie DeMarco behind the camera. Ira Kaplan scores. Brian A. Kates cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Netherlands. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Netherlands.
- 4Directed by John Cameron Mitchell, shot by Frankie DeMarco. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Ira Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Sook-Yin Lee and Paul Dawson and PJ DeBoy carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Open your mind. And everything else.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0367027 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 17 themes, including "new york city", "free love", "swinger club", "transsexuality".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Frankie DeMarco
- Original score
- Ira Kaplan
- Editing
- Brian A. Kates
- Costume design
- Kurt Swanson
- Sound
- Lora Hirschberg
- Runtime
- 101 min Β· 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $5,557,564
- Return
- 278% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Shortbus (2006)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 69% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 64/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 Β· 36,608 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
7 wins & 9 nominations total
Also by
John Cameron Mitchell
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Fortissimo Films
NL
Q Television
US
- PR
Process Productions
US
Key crew
- ProducerJohn Cameron Mitchell
- EditorBrian A. Kates
- ThanksDavid Cronenberg
- Costume DesignKurt Swanson
- Costume DesignBart Mueller
- Sound Re-Recording MixerLora Hirschberg
- ProducerHoward Gertler
- ProducerTim Perell
- Executive ProducerMichael J. Werner
- Executive ProducerWouter Barendrecht
- Co-ProducerPamela Hirsch
- Co-Executive ProducerRichie Jackson
- Co-Executive ProducerBobbi Thompson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- free love
- swinger club
- transsexuality
- suicide attempt
- eroticism
- orgasm
- group sex
- sex therapy
- dominatrix
- male homosexuality
- polyamory
- bdsm
- lgbt
- gay theme
- unsimulated sex
- x rated
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2006-09-15Β· Milwaukee LGBT Film and Video Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2006-10-04NR
- Theatrical (limited)2021-10-20Β· NewFest (15th Anniversary 4K Restoration Screening)
Also known as
International titles
- ζ§η±ε·΄ε£«CN
- Shortbus - Dove tutto Γ¨ permessoIT
- The Sex Film ProjectUS
- Tu ΓΊltima paradaMX
- Π¨ΠΎΡΡΠ±ΡΡBG
- ΠΠ»ΡΠ± ShortbusRU
- μλ²μ€KR
- ΠΠ»ΡΠ± Β«ΠΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΠ°Π²ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΒ»RU
- η巴士CN
