Glam (1997)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Josh Evans

Writer:

Josh Evans (writer)

Release Date:

8 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Traveling from the backwoods to Los Angeles to visit his cousin, a writer discovers a world of sex, drugs, crime and violence revolving around a beautiful young woman and her mobster boyfriend. |

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Nude Camel Toe | Independent Film

Cast

William McNamara	...	Sonny Daye
Frank Whaley	...	Franky Syde
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Vanessa Mason
Valérie Kaprisky	...	Treasure
Tony Danza	...	Sid Dalgren
Lou Cutell	...	Sandy Silver
Thomas D. Adelman	...	Bud Silver
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	Joleen Lemon
Robert DoQui	...	Don Mallon
Muriel Lynne	...	Grandma
Billye Ree Wallace	...	Bobo (as Billye Ree Williams)
Ricky Trammell	...	Genty
Jon Cryer	...	Jimmy Pells
Ali MacGraw	...	Lynn Travers
Jorge Dallinger	...	Pool Attendant

Also Known As:

Gangster Glam (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality and some sexual dialogue.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:NC-17

Filming Locations:

Azusa, California, USA

Company:

Cineville

Trivia:

Producer 'Carl-Jan Colpaert' removed his name from "Glam" when Emerson Bixby suggested they edit forty minutes from anywhere in the film and replace all dialogue with rock music, so they could at least market it as background fodder to German rock bands.

Do not under any circumstances buy this movie!

When I found out that this movie was going to be released on DVD I was very attracted to it because Natasha Gregson Wagner is one of my favorite actresses. The trouble starts with the fact that there was no chance to watch it before I bought the DVD since "Glam" isn´t available in Germany.

But nevertheless: I thought that a movie starring nice and underrated actors/actresses like Tony Danza, Valerie Kaprisky and (of course) especially Natasha Gregson Wagner couldn´t be that boring, senseless and simply bad.

Furthermore: don´t be misled by the NC-17 rating. As most American NC-17 ratings (like for example "Showgirls) this is nothing but a bad joke. The only scene which is supposed to be sexy includes two nameless strippers/dancers who fake some more or less harmless sexuality. But the most important thing about this scene is that it´s not even really sexy - so don´t count on the rating!!

Finally I just want to advise you not to make the same mistake I made: don´t buy this movie (even if you suppose yourself to be the biggest Natasha-Fan in the world)!!