Macho Dancer (1988)
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Paul is a rural Filipino who travels to Manila after his gay American GI lover leaves the Philippines. He takes a job as a dancer but quickly becomes a male prostitute in order to survive. The seamy, squalid barrio is overseen by the violent, corrupt cop known as "The Kid." Paul and his roommate Noel short change The Kid on some drug money in hopes of rescuing Paul's sister from the brothel. Bambi is a pretty prostitute who helps the duo and provides Paul with his first heterosexual experience. She saves Paul from a savage beating by The Kid. The feature contains nudity and several homosexual encounters. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Allan Paole, William Lorenzo, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lino Brocka
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Macho Dancer
Paul is a rural Filipino who travels to Manila after his gay American GI lover leaves the Philippines. He takes a job as a dancer but quickly becomes a male prostitute in order to survive. The seamy, squalid barrio is overseen by the violent, corrupt cop known as "The Kid." Paul and his roommate Noel short change The Kid on some drug money in hopes of rescuing Paul's sister from the brothel. Bambi is a pretty prostitute who helps the duo and provides Paul with his first heterosexual experience. She saves Paul from a savage beating by The Kid. The feature contains nudity and several homosexual encounters. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 136 mins
Complete Cast of Macho Dancer
- Allan Paole
- Daniel Fernando - Noel
- Princess Punzalan - Pining
- Joel Lamangan - "Mother"
- Charlie Catalla - "Mama Charlie"
- Johnny Vicar - Kid
- Paul Holmes - American 2
- William Lorenzo - Dennis
- Jaclyn José - Bambi
- Bobby Samo
- Lucita Soriano - The Mother
- Anthony Taylor - The Manager
- Mel Davidson - American 1
- Director(s):
- Lino Brocka
- Writer(s):
- Ricardo Lee
- Producer(s):
- Boy C. de Guia
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