back in the day... after HUSTLER WHITE became a hit there was allot of interest in street hustler in hollywood and santa monica blvd. we had created a fantasy which surprised people, especially locals, who had no idea such a world existed.
during 1999, WORLD OF WONDER productions hired me as a casting director for their documentary which became-
101 RENT BOYS
at the time director RANDY BARBATO was expecting the hot & hunky boys he saw in hustler white. what he got was some of that, but a whole lot more of the sad/tragic reality of life as a street hustler in hollywood~ circa 2000.
The producers recruited 101 hustlers from on and around Santa Monica Boulevard and paid each of them $50 for their time.
The boys, who were from diverse ethnic, racial, regional and economic backgrounds, were interviewed in motel rooms on such topics as how they entered into prostitution, their sexual orientation, drugs and their first johns. The film focuses on a few of the boys more extensively while much smaller clips of other subjects are used. Each rent boy was assigned a number but not each one is so identified in the film.
The DVD release has a feature where each of the interview subjects were left alone with the camera for five minutes to do whatever they choose. In this feature, several participants masturbate.
produced & directed- randy barbato & fenton bailey
shelia nevins- cinemax
cinematography- sandra chandler
editor- william grayburn
casting director- rick castro
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