Lust in the Dust (1985)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Paul Bartel

Writer:

Philip John Taylor (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

He Rode The West... The Girls Rode The Rest! Together They Ravaged The Land!

Plot:

A group of unscrupulous characters seek buried treasure in the old west.

Plot Keywords:

Saloon | Buried Treasure | Saloon Girl | Transvestite | Catfight

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tab Hunter	...	Abel Wood
Divine	...	Rosie Velez
Lainie Kazan	...	Marguerita Ventura
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Hard Case Williams
Henry Silva	...	Bernardo
Cesar Romero	...	Father Garcia
Gina Gallego	...	Ninfa, Whore at Marguerita's
Nedra Volz	...	Big Ed
Courtney Gains	...	Red Dick Barker
Woody Strode	...	Blackman, Hard Case Gang
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez	...	Mexican, Hard Case Gang
Daniel Frishman	...	Clarence, Hard Case Gang
Ernie Shinagawa	...	Chang, Hard Case Gang
Pit Ginsburg	...	Toothless Drunk
Al Cantu	...	Gunslinger
Clifton S. Doran	...	Cantina Regular
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noah Wyle	...	Young man (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Bartel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philip John Taylor		writer

Produced by
Allan Glaser	....	producer
Tab Hunter	....	producer
James C. Katz	....	executive producer
Robert Raymond	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Peter Matz

Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann

Film Editing by
Alan Toomayan

Casting by
Ross Brown
Mary West

Production Design by
Walter Pickette

Set Decoration by
Al Eisenmann
Margot Kilbey

Costume Design by
Dona Granata

Makeup Department
Denise Bithos	....	assistant hair stylist
Denise Bithos	....	assistant makeup artist
Rene Carrillo	....	assistant hair stylist
Rene Carrillo	....	assistant makeup artist
Susan J. Kelber	....	assistant hair stylist (as Susan Kelber)
George Masters	....	hair stylist
George Masters	....	makeup artist
Pamela S. Westmore	....	key makeup artist
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup effects supervisor (uncredited)
Richard N. McGuire	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Larry Odien	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
John J. Smith	....	post-production supervisor
John J. Smith	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Schroeder	....	first assistant director
Dennis M. White	....	second assistant director (as Dennis White)

Art Department
James Barth	....	propmaker
Charles W. Cheek	....	carpenter
John Coffland	....	scenic artist
Al Eisenmann	....	assistant props
Flavio Garcia	....	scenic artist
Jill Hill	....	scenic artist
Nacho Jaramillo	....	scenic artist
Bruce Karcher	....	set dresser
Glenn Wadey Panebouef	....	property master
David W. Panosh	....	scenic artist
David W. Phillips	....	propmaker
Thomas Radaelli	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Lee Archer	....	boom operator
Barry Bookin	....	additional boom operator
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Neil Brody	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Chaloukian	....	sound director: Ryder Sound Services
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Joseph Citarella)
Marvin Kerner	....	sound effects editor: The Cutters, Inc.
Frank Meadow	....	sound mixer
Troy Porter	....	sound recordist
James Thornton	....	additional sound
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael Carr	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunts
Lori Keel	....	stunts
Faith Minton	....	stunts
Janet Lee Orcutt	....	stunts
Ray Saniger	....	stunt coordinator
Ray Saniger	....	stunts
J. Joseph Smith	....	stunts
Nancy Sylbert	....	stunts
Dianne L. Wilson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Burnett	....	best boy electric (as David R. Burnett)
Buzz Feitshans IV	....	assistant camera (as Buzz Feitshans)
Jimmy Godber	....	electrician (as Jim Godber)
Barry Gordon	....	assistant camera: second unit (as A. Barry Gordon)
Stephen W. Gray	....	assistant camera
Bruce Hamme	....	electrician
John Joleaud	....	grip (as John Andre Joleaud)
Paul J. Lohmann	....	assistant camera (as P.J. Lohmann)
Michael Lund	....	assistant camera
Ray Maichen	....	grip
J. Michael Marlett	....	gaffer (as Mike Marlett)
Leo J. Napolitano	....	camera operator: second unit (as Leo Napolitano)
Tom Neerken	....	still photographer
Guy Polzel	....	key grip
Peter Van Eynde	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Sally Jackson	....	extras casting
Peggy Schinhofen	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Birgitta Bjerke	....	assistant wardrobe
Rob Saduski	....	assistant wardrobe
Richard von Ernst	....	assistant to costume designer

Editorial Department
Mark S. Manos	....	assistant editor
Kathleen Provost	....	apprentice editor
Glenn Suffern	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Allan K. Rosen	....	supervising music editor: Segue Music
Robert Shad	....	music producer

Transportation Department
Billy Bates	....	transportation coordinator
Charles Bell	....	driver
Al Eisenmann	....	transportation captain (as Al Eisenmann II)
Michael Logghe	....	driver
Jack Pressler	....	driver
Steven Schwartz	....	driver
Gregg Williams	....	driver

Other crew
Susan Addy	....	production liaison
Bob Barnes	....	medic
Jay Bennett	....	assistant: Divine
Marion Cronin	....	script supervisor
Judy Goldberg	....	production liaison
Kim Kruger	....	wrangler
Barbara Long	....	production accountant
Dianne Mapp-Cheek	....	production coordinator (as Dianne Lisa Cheek)
Stan Mazin	....	choreographer
Diana Myers	....	wrangler
Scott Norris	....	production liaison
Kelly Schroder	....	wrangler
John Springer	....	publicist (as John Springer & Associates)
Genevieve Sprinkle	....	production liaison
Caroline Invicta Stevenson	....	head wrangler
Caroline Invicta Stevenson	....	trainer
Judith Taylor	....	assistant to producers
Arthur Wilde	....	unit publicist
Betty Wistrand	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Fox Run Productions Inc.

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Films sans Frontières (France) (theatrical)
• Aquarius TV (1993) (Greece) (TV)
• Starmaker Entertainment

Special Effects

• A&A Special Effects
• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Carlos' Equestrian Center  livestock supplied by
• Cutters, The  sound effects
• Invicta Farms Inc.  livestock supplied by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Ryder Sound Services  sound re-recording

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Fox Run Productions Inc.

Trivia:

The role of Marguerita Ventura was intended for Chita Rivera.

Quotes:

Hard Case Williams: Being a leader of men is a very solitary business, miss. So I've been very concerned about my men's libidos until you so conveniently came on the scene.
Rosie Velez: I'm afraid I don't understand, sir. Are you speaking English? Eso es ingles?
Hard Case Williams: Poon tang! Poon tang! Is that any clearer little lady? My curse is that I've received the education befitting the son of a Boston preacher, may he rot in hellfire. But I do believe that you get the thrust of my meaning. My men are as horny as jackrabbits.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Soundtrack:

These Lips Were Made For Kissin'

I don't care what anyone says, John Wayne wrote this!

By far one of the funniest films ever. Personally I hate westerns, so it's odd that this film is one of my favorites. The song Divine sings at the begining of the film should be played on MTV or something. I don't want to give away anything about this film, let me just say, if you've seen EATING ROAUL, and you liked it, get this film. 1-10, Lust in the Dust gets a 9!