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Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust

Comedy · Western · 1985

Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

Movie details

Lust in the Dust

“He rode the West... The girls rode the rest! Together they ravaged the land!”

1985 Comedy · Western 1h 24m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul Bartel

Written by

Philip John Taylor

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Abel Wood

Divine

Divine

Rosie Velez

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Marguerita Ventura

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Hard Case Williams

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Bernardo

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Father Garcia

Gina Gallego

Gina Gallego

Ninfa

Court is in session

Put Lust in the Dust on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.