Shakespeare In... And Out
The "Spinal Tap" of the porno industry!
In the 1980s, a filmmaker begins a project to record the life of an average kid. In Perry, Ohio, he picks Rich Longfellow, a shy lad, and begins filming. Soon after, he dies in Mozambique. Sixteen years later, his son continues the project, finding Rich, now 23, in L.A., with dreams of being a Shakespearean actor, getting experience in porn films. We meet Betsy, Rich's sensible girlfriend, Lee, the impatient producer, and Carmichael, a director with artistic pretensions who inspires Rich. Problems with Besty and tension on the set bring Rich to a crisis; when his boyhood friend starts a Shakespeare company that tours nursing homes in the San Fernando Valley, Rich sees a way out.
Directed by Peter Shushtari · Written by Peter Shushtari
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
Cast
- Roger Shank Rich Longfellow (as Roger William)
- Lawrence Trilling Harold Asailian Jr
- J.D. Smith Lee Fernandez
- William Neenan Carmichael Astune
- Randall Slavin Duane Brickton
Make it a double feature
2h 57m together
Shakespeare In... And Out
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