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RUNTIME
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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Dirty Picture Show
1980 1h 10m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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Unable to sell it on the streets, Jim Battaglia decides to spend an afternoon at Los Angeles's Vista Theatre -- where the action extends from the screen to the balcony to the men's room.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jim Battaglia
Shawn Victors
Bob Damon
Rod Canyon
Sam Benson
Jayson MacBride
Paul Strand
Perry Rand
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tom DeSimone
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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The take
Tom DeSimone directs. Brandon Ryan behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Tom DeSimone, shot by Brandon Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Jim Battaglia and Shawn Victors and Bob Damon carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0216713 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Brandon Ryan
- Runtime
- 70 min · 1h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Tom DeSimone
Production companies
Who made it
Laguna Pacific
US
Key crew
- Production AssistantBob Wasnuk
- PresenterWilliam Higgins
- SoundRussell Moore
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- gay pornography
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1980-05-21
