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Lust in the Dust

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Lust in the Dust (1985)

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Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Paul Bartel's classic "anti-western" kicks off when news that a cache in gold is buried somewhere in the New Mexican town of Chile Verde, attracts a menagerie of cowboys, desperados, and... Paul Bartel's classic "anti-western" kicks off when news that a cache in gold is buried somewhere in the New Mexican town of Chile Verde, attracts a menagerie of cowboys, desperados, and gunfighters in search of the treasure. When the gruff enigmatic cowpoke known as Abel Wood (Hunter) teams up with a defiled singer (Divine) and a saloon owner (Kazan) the trio unites in a frenzy of greed and lust the likes of which Chile Verde has scarcely seen. How far will these disparate outlaws go to procure the treasure for themselves? [More]

Starring: Tab Hunter, Geoffrey Lewis, Divine, Lainie Kazan

Starring: Tab Hunter, Geoffrey Lewis, Divine, Lainie Kazan, Cesar Romero, Henry Silva

Director: Paul Bartel

Director: Paul Bartel

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vitajex8/10/09
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Too bland. If you're looking for John Waters-type envelope pushing, you're looking in the wrong... More
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Robert F.6/26/09
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It's most likely because I was such a 'Blazing Saddles' fan, but this was always one of my... More
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rlgoodenberger3/19/09
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Karl K.3/13/09
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I loved this movie. Laughed my head off. Lainie Kazan and Divine along with Paul Bartel is comedy... More
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Stephen W.2/21/09
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jazza92310/8/07
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I found it to be campy fun, an outrageosly funny mock of westerns. Divine is, well Divine! Tab... More
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jennifer's picks & pans3/23/06
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I'm beginning the rather lengthy task of entering into the database every film I have seen, at... More
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WiseKwai7/10/05
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Thankfully, the weekend was not a total washout, with City of God playing at a local cinema as... More
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