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WATCH: 26 Hustlers on Film

WATCH: 26 Hustlers on Film

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It's Friday. You know you're goofing off at work. Why not be productive and watch some important film history?

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Close your office door. Put your out-of-office notification on. Watch filmdom's superstars (and a few long-forgottens) portray working boys in these gritty films.

Paul America -- My Hustler (1965)


Dallessandrox633_0Joe Dallesandro -- Flesh (1968)
Below: A tribute video to Joe Dallesandro in Flesh


Midnightx633_0Jon Voight -- Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Below: A montage of scenes


Entertainingmrsloanx633_0Peter McEnery -- Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)


Boysinthebandx633_0Robert La Tourneaux -- The Boys in the Band (1970)


Fortydeucex633_0Kevin Bacon -- Forty Deuce (1982)


Lessthanzerox633_0Robert Downey Jr. -- Less Than Zero (1987)


Idahox633_0River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves -- My Own Private Idaho (1991)


Living_endx633_0Mike Dytri -- The Living End (1992)


Leonardo-dicapriothe-basketball-diariesx633_0Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg -- The Basketball Diaries (1995)


Tonywardhustler_x633_0Tony Ward -- Hustler White (1996)


Johns-starring-david-arquette-and-lukas-haasx633_0David Arquette, Lukas Haas -- Johns (1996)


Michael-imperioli-a-river-made-to-drown-inx633_0Michael Imperioli, James Duval -- River Made to Drown In (1997)


Speedway_junkyx633_0Jesse Bradford, Jonathan Taylor Thomas -- Speedway Junky (1999)


Dano_kay_liex633_0Paul Dano, Billy Kay -- L.I.E. (2001)


Nick-stahl-twistx633_0Nick Stahl -- Twist (2003)


Mystmysterious-skinx633_0Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- Mysterious Skin (2004)
Tribute video:


Kevin-zegerstransamericax633_0Kevin Zegers -- Transamerica (2005)


Cillian-murphy-in-breakfast-on-plutox633_0Cillian Murphy -- Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

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Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.