A streetwalker desperately seeks love and acceptance against the backdrop of NYC's Times Square.A streetwalker desperately seeks love and acceptance against the backdrop of NYC's Times Square.A streetwalker desperately seeks love and acceptance against the backdrop of NYC's Times Square.
Laura Cannon
- Dusty Cole
- (as Diana Lewis)
Neil Flanagan
- Cherry Lane
- (as Lynn Flanagan)
Harry Reems
- Bob
- (as Bob Walters)
Richard Towers
- Tony
- (as Joe Powers)
Daniel Dietrich
- Billy
- (as Dan Dietrich)
Fred J. Lincoln
- Joe
- (as Fred Lincoln)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaOriginally shot on 16mm film and blown up to 35mm for distribution to theaters - which explains some of the picture's graininess.
- GoofsAs Dusty is talking to Cherry on the phone from Bob's house, the way the towel is wrapped around her head changes twice between shots.
- Quotes
Dusty Cole: Well, what do you want to do now?
Cherry Lane: Let's go out to dinner tonight. Then we'll take in the double horror bill at The Lyric. Torture Dungeon and Bloodthirsty Butchers, okay?
- Alternate versionsThe version widely available on tape is the R-Rated version entitled "Girls of 42nd Street."
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Trouble with Barry (2013)
Featured review
Engrossing Exploitation
Dusty, a small time hustler, moves out of her boyfriend's apartment when he finally confronts her about not paying any of the rent and refusing to get a job. She's back on the streets where she reconnects with her transgender prostitute friend, Cherry. Cherry agrees to let her room with her and help her turn some tricks, but things get complicated when Dusty starts to develop feelings for one of her clients.
Andy Milligan isn't a filmmaker known for class or his strong narratives, but Fleshpot on 42nd Street is about as strong an effort from him that I've seen. Milligan has created a group of interesting lowlifes who ran the gamut from sexist to racist, but there's a sweet loyalty between them all even as they curse each other out and insult one another.
The film dabbles in hardcore pornography as well, but it feels oddly important to the story and some of the moments between Dusty and her new lover, Bob, are surprisingly sweet and touching. Not all of the acting is great and, in typical Milligan fashion, it won't be winning any cinematography awards, but it sets out to tell a memorable story and succeeds.
Andy Milligan isn't a filmmaker known for class or his strong narratives, but Fleshpot on 42nd Street is about as strong an effort from him that I've seen. Milligan has created a group of interesting lowlifes who ran the gamut from sexist to racist, but there's a sweet loyalty between them all even as they curse each other out and insult one another.
The film dabbles in hardcore pornography as well, but it feels oddly important to the story and some of the moments between Dusty and her new lover, Bob, are surprisingly sweet and touching. Not all of the acting is great and, in typical Milligan fashion, it won't be winning any cinematography awards, but it sets out to tell a memorable story and succeeds.
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- meghancoker
- Dec 13, 2021
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- Flashpot on 42nd Street
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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