- Actors: Justin Herwick, B. Wyatt, Shane Powers, Pamela Gidley, Susannah Melvoin
- Directors: Everett Lewis
- Writers: Everett Lewis, Dennis Cooper
- Producers: Garret Scullin, Robert Shulevitz
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Mongrel Media
- Release Date: Dec 9 2003
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000DD75T
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, Flesh, And Lust,
By A Customer
This review is from: Luster (DVD)
I knew this was going to be a "cool" flick from the opening credits that just list the first names of the cast and crew, but it isn't without its flaws as well. Namely some campy acting, a customer in a record store squealing for Madonna, to numerous subplots that tend to bring down the film as well as audio that tends to be muffled in spots. But overall the more it went on the more I accepted and enjoyed these vagabonds and the flaws found within.The story centers around a punky, skateboard, party goer, poet, named Jackson (Justin Herwick), who works at a record shop called, how appropriate, "No Life". After waking up from the aftermath of an orgy he inquires about a boy who was there, Billy (Jonah Blechman) with whom he develops an infatuation for and decides to track down. Who wouldn't! He's a cutey but he he too has some flaws. Needless to say Billy is the boy toy of a record mogel played by Willie Garson (Sarah Jessica Parker's gay friend Stanford on Sex and the City) who gets off on getting beat up. It does get a bit ugly and some people might not like the S&M. Throw in Jackson's hunky cousin Jed(Barry Wyatt), a clean cut collegiate type customer at the store (Sean Thibodeau) who's in love with Jackson, a lesbian friend named Alyssa (Pamela Gidley) who screws around with Jed and is later found out by her lover, and you get a smorgasboard of a soap opera. The one character I really wish had been more developed and with whom I felt something towards was Jackson's supposedly straight boss and friend at the record shop, Sam (Shane Powers). He gives a real emotional performance at the end and his story only scratched the surface. The other performances are hit and miss. Sometimes they're great and then at other times it seems campy and silly. It's a real mixed bag along with the storylines. Take it for what it's worth though and you'll have fun with these characters, their loves, lusts, and losses.
The DVD is stereo and the transfer is a bit grainy but it only adds to the seediness of the tale. I didn't expect much more from a low budget "indie" and it also includes a short documentary with the director and a film commentary and trailers for other TLA releases. Note: plenty of full frontal nudity
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
very disappointing,
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This review is from: Luster (DVD)
I ordered this dvd after reading the editorial comments as well as customer reviews. Also, it was recommended to me by Amazon. What a huge disappointment. The film is completely self-aware and self-conscious in trying to be hip and cool and cutting edge. For a film released in 2000, it is none of the above. It took me a while to realize I wasn't watching a film set in an 80's punk-lite scene. The acting was mediocre, the script was purposely vague (was that trying to be atmospheric, moody, or avante garde?), the cinematography was trying too hard to be gritty. And poor Willie Garson. How embarassing for him in a cliched role he walked through. I can't recommend enough that you avoid this movie. I watched the whole thing looking for signs of "fun" "refreshing" "sexy". It was really kind of sad and pathetic, with characters who were so full of themselves, I couldn't care less about the bad things that happened to them. It was just plain dirty, and not in the good way. I felt like I needed a shower afterwards. It's not that I didn't understand the film. I understood it too well. Maybe if it really was organic and earthy and real instead of trying hard to be those things, it might have worked. As it is, it may seem cool to people with limited perspectives. But if you're looking for something new or with an edge, this isn't it. In its attempt to be something original, it just became a bad version of more of the same, with bad haircuts.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Lack-Luster,
By A Customer
This review is from: Luster (DVD)
I think somebody needs to go back to film school and several need to crawl back to acting school. I usually can forgive bad camera angles, poor lighting, poor sound quality, and poor transfers, if there is a good script and good acting. The script of Luster is simply ridiculous. Featuring a rape that is handled nonchalantly, love at first sight, and an inexplicable suicide, this story lacks credibility from beginning to end. To add to the feeling of disbelief is the complete lack of talent of several main characters. The absolute worst was Billy (the "inspiration") who is to acting what William Hung is to singing. What is most pathetic is that the creators of this movie seem to think they were creating art. The recital of "poetry" in different scenes, the sound effects over the closing credits, etc., may be art in the hands of a good director, but here just make us wonder: What were they thinking? By the way, if you are going to recite poetry in a movie, please hire a professional to write it. In short, this is by far the worst movie I have ever seen.
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