The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
An irreverent and refreshing take on the queer world of sex, lust and unrequited love. Lanky, blue haired Jackson, record store employee and poet, is in love with most of the men in his life! A refreshing departure from the typical gay love story, LUSTER is a raw and darkly comic look at young punks in love.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic40/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Everett LewisDirector
- Michael LeonOriginal Music Composer
- Dennis CooperWriter
- Everett LewisWriter
Cast
- Justin HerwickJackson
- Shane PowersSam
- Barry WyattJed
- Susannah MelvoinSandra
- Jonah BlechmanBilly
- Sean ThibodeauDerek
- Willie GarsonSonny Spike
- Pamela GidleyAlyssa
- Henriette MantelSam's Mom
- Norman ReedusSextools Delivery Boy
- Michael McCraineOrgy Girl
- Beth LapidesGallery Owner