101 Rent Boys


101 Rent Boys is a 2000 documentary film that explores the lives of male prostitutes in the Los Angeles, California area. Created by filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, the movie depicts 101 hustlers, being paid each 50 for their time, which come from diverse ethnic, regional, and economic backgrounds. Picked up on and around Santa Monica Boulevard, the men discuss a variety of things, many referring to their personal history as well commenting on the nature of their work.

The interviewees discuss a variety of aspects about the U.S. prostitution trade itself such as their individual physical sellingpoints, attitudes held toward customers, and sexual turnonsoffs. Selfidentity and sexual orientation come up, with several of the men being gay for pay. Personal life challenges such as substance abuse and periods of homelessness are talked about as well. Several were molested as children some men mention feelings of depression and segregation, such as one interviewee describing using drugs to deal with the fact that hes using intimacy as a commodity. However, others protest the characterization as hurting or being made dirty. Each hustler has a large card that describes the number with which he got assigned during the filmmaking.Additional examples of subjects broached include a Latino rent boy being a former gang member, a man in heavily fetishist regalia operating in the BDSM scene, and a prostitute that is transsexual. While the outfits worn and states of dress vary from person person, nudity briefly occurring, the film itself contains no sexual activity. ........

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