Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust is a 1985 Western comedy film starring Tab Hunter, Divine, Cesar Romero, and Lainie Kazan, and directed by Paul Bartel.

For the 1946 film nicknamed "Lust in the Dust", see Duel in the Sun (film).

Lust in the Dust
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Bartel
Written byPhilip John Taylor
Produced byAllan Glaser
Tab Hunter
StarringTab Hunter
Divine
Lainie Kazan
CinematographyPaul Lohmann
Edited byAlan Toomayan
Music byPeter Matz
Production
company
Fox Run Productions
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
March 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]

Plot

Dance-hall girl Rosie Velez, lost in the desert, is helped to safety by gunman Abel Wood. In the town of Chili Verde, at the saloon of Marguerita Ventura, word of a treasure in gold brings Abel into conflict with outlaw Hard Case Williams and his gang.

Cast

Production

The title was taken from the nickname given to King Vidor's 1946 film Duel in the Sun.[2]

John Waters was asked to direct, but refused because he did not write the script.[3]

Edith Massey was cast as Big Ed, but died shortly after her screen test.[3] Bartel was uneasy about casting her because he thought it would look too much like a John Waters film without John Waters.

The role of Marguerita was originally set for Chita Rivera.[4]

Principal photography took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5]

In the original script, Rosie was supposed to die but the filmmakers changed their mind during filming.[1]

Critical reception

Variety said "Lust In The Dust is a saucy, irreverent, quite funny send-up of the Western. Film takes some of the old-time conventions – the silent stranger, the saloon singer with a past, the motley crew of crazed gunslingers, the missing stash of gold – and stands them on their head with outrageous comedy and imaginative casting."[6]

Music
All songs composed by Karen Hart[7]
  1. "Tarnished Tumbleweed" – Mike Stull
  2. "These Lips Were Made for Kissin'" – Divine
  3. "South of My Border" – Lainie Kazan

References
  1. OUTTAKES Taylor, Clarke. Los Angeles Times December 23, 1984: o41.
  2. The Western will never bite the dust Scott, Jay. The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]July 7, 1979: P.29.
  3. Lust in the Dust (1985), swampflix.com, February 13, 2018
  4. Not Simply Divine. Simon and Schuster. August 10, 1994. ISBN 9780671884673.
  5. Latin from Manhattan danced to Hollywood Thomas, Bob. The Globe and Mail June 22, 1984: E.4.
  6. Variety Staff (December 31, 1983). "Lust in the Dust". Variety.
  7. Hart, Karen. "Karen Hart Music". Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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