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Macho Dancer (1988)

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

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Starring:
Allan PaoleWilliam 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

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Director(s):
Lino Brocka
Writer(s):
Ricardo Lee
Producer(s):
Boy C. de Guia
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    Ricardo R.

    Being from the Philippines, and being 25, I fondly remember my trips to visit my Lola at Lolo(Grandmom and Grandpa) in a nice subdivision outside Metro Manila. Little did I know that there was this different side of the Philippines. Knowing that we, as a country are poor, did not shock me. What did, however was the seeming underbelly of the gay/lesbian underbelly that the Church seems to frown on. This is a movie that all people who are interested in the "alternate" lifestyle should see. It's a tale of romance, heartbreak, dreams, and shattered ones. My wife enjoyed her first Tagalog movie, and would also recomend it!

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    Aaron C.

    I'm not sure why this had a 2.5 star rating at the time of this review... maybe because this film gets a little too close to reality, visually speaking. Great film, great story. Not for kids.

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    Roderick S.

    I'm not a gay Filipino, but I found it to be a good movie. It was a raw movie sexually and I loved the boy on boy scenes very exotic yet intimate. Haha over all it was dramatic and sad but a reality all the same. I recommand it too.

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