Scumbag Hustler

Scumbag Hustler

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Directed by Sean Weathers
Aswad Issa
Produced by Sean Weathers
Aswad Issa
Written by Sean Weathers
Starring Sean Weathers
Waliek Crandall
Sybelle Silverphoenix
Distributed by Full Circle Filmworks
Release dates
  • November 18, 2014
Running time
 75 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Scumbag Hustler is a 2014 American dark comedy exploitation film that was written, edited, co-produced, co-directed, starred and cast by Sean Weathers.[1] The film follows the adventures of Soloman Crow, a hustler who's always on the lookout for his next fix, whether it be sex or drugs.[2] The film has several scenes of unsimulated sex and drug use.[3] It was released on November 18, 2014 through Music Video Distributors.[4]

Plot

Soloman Crow (Sean Weathers) is a drug addict roaming the streets of Manhattan looking for marks to con out of their money and pretty women to con into sex. Whether it's their empathy, greed or their own vices, Soloman quickly assesses the situation and strikes before the marks even know they've been victimized. Looking to get off the streets for a while he visits his brother Tyler P. Crow (Waliek Crandall), a god fearing, bible quoting, closeted homosexual. The character is a parody of playwright and filmmaker Tyler Perry.[5] While staying there Soloman wastes little time running his mind games on his brother's wife, Tamia (Sybelle Silverphoenix), and together they concoct a murder plot against Tyler that goes terribly awry.[6]

Production

In an interview on Channel Awesome with Diamanda Hagan, Weathers talked about the production of the film, stating that it was all shot guerrilla filmmaking style with just a cinematographer, the other actor he was in the scene with and Weathers himself, on the streets of Manhattan without permits. Most of the exterior scenes were shot on one take, often with Weathers improvising when needed to make sure each take was usable.[5]

Critical reaction

Scumbag Hustler received widespread critical acclaim amongst the indie film community, the consensus was the film was funny and entertaining: Through the Black Hole called it, “A complete package, entertaining, dark and funny. 9/10.”[7] Midnight Triple Feature, called it, “Incredibly entertaining.”[8] DVD Talk said it was, “Energetic and passionate.”[9] The Final Cut said it was, “Very humorous.”[10] Cinema Head Cheese said it was, “Outrageously hilarious.”[11] Mormo Zine said, “I was cracking up the whole time.”[12] Mr. Tony of the Dead said, “This movie was really, really good!”[13] Search My Trash said, “Above everything else great fun.”[14] Critics also singled out Weathers for his outstanding performance as Soloman Crow: Dead by Dawn 93 Reviews said, “Sean Weathers is a really, really good actor.”[15] Mr. Parka called it, “My favorite Sean Weathers movie.”[16] Indie Horror Films said, ”Weathers is imaginative.”[17] Horror Society said, “Weathers… shined in his role playing the very animated Solomon.”[18] Additionally the film was also praised for its nod to previous exploitation films: International Syndicate of Cult Film Critics said, “Calling to mind the glory years of Blaxploitation cinema.”[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". IMDb. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Full Circle Filmworks. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". MVD. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Scumbag Hustler". Channel Awesome. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Amazon. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Through the Black Hole. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Midnight Triple Feature. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". DVD Talk. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". The Final Cut. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Cinema Head Cheese. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Mormo Zine. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Mr. Tony of the Dead. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Search My Trash. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Dead by Dawn 93. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Mr. Parka. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Indie Horror Films. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". Horror Society. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Scumbag Hustler". International Syndicate of Cult Film Critics. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

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