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Jon Hart (based on an article by)
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17 October 2009 (Japan)
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The rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat more
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Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat. full summary | add synopsis
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American Swing: Q&A with Co-Director Jon Hart
(From Alt Film Guide. 6 April 2009, 2:53 PM, PDT)
American Swing d: Mathew Kaufman and Jon Hart
(From Alt Film Guide. 3 April 2009, 3:40 PM, PDT)
(From Alt Film Guide. 6 April 2009, 2:53 PM, PDT)
American Swing d: Mathew Kaufman and Jon Hart
(From Alt Film Guide. 3 April 2009, 3:40 PM, PDT)
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Take a cinematic turn on this Swing ride!
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(Credited cast) | Bryce Britton | ... | Herself |
| Irwin Corey | ... | Himself |
| William Davidson | ... | Himself |
| Dan Dorfman | ... | Himself |
| Donna Ferrato | ... | Herself |
| Joe Franklin | ... | Himself |
| Jamie Gillis | ... | Himself |
| Al Goldstein | ... | Himself |
| Dian Hanson | ... | Herself |
| Buck Henry | ... | Himself |
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| Edward I. Koch | ... | Himself |
| Steve Kraus | ... | Himself |
| Fred J. Lincoln | ... | Himself |
| Dr. Robert L. McGinley | ... | Himself |
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| Danny the Wonder Pony | ... | Himself |
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"American Swing" is not about Joe DiMaggio, Reggie Jackson, or even Derek Jeter. However, it is about another New York basher who had one hell of a swing, but no baseballs needed here. He would be Larry Levenson, the impresario of the famed New York heterosexual Swingers club "Plato's Retreat". "American Swing" orgies its way dickimentary, I mean documentary style, in its telling of Levenson's New York sexual staple which ran from 1979-1985 and also on his obsession on being the "King of Swing". Directors Jon Hart & Matthew Kaufman do a credible job in presenting the zaniness of the Plato period by interviewing many Plato players including: managers, patrons, employees, and even celebrities that would take a swing at Plato from time to time. Their Plato philosophies & storytelling is the rouser of "American Swing"! On the negative swing of things, the doc also presents the downfall of Levenson and "Plato's Retreat". "Plato's Retreat" will never be a historic landmark but it laid (had to use "laid" sooner or later) the foundation of the Swingers Heterosexual Sex Club Enterprise which, whether you like it or not, have been erecting from year to year in our country and are here to stay. It might not be for everyone in the household, but I say "take a swing" at the entertaining documentary "American Swing". **** Good