Hustling (film)

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Hustling
GenreDrama
Based onHustling: Prostitution in Our Wide Open Society
by Gail Sheehy
Screenplay byFay Kanin
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Starring Lee Remick
Monte Markham
Jill Clayburgh
Alex Rocco
Melanie Mayron
Burt Young
Beverly Hope Atkinson
Howard Hesseman
Theme music composer Jerry Fielding
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLillian Gallo
Production location New York City
Cinematography Bill Butler
Editor George Jay Nicholson
Production companies Filmways Television
Lillian Gallo Productions
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseFebruary 22, 1975 (1975-02-22)

Hustling is a 1975 American television film directed by Joseph Sargent based on a book about prostitution by Gail Sheehy. [1] The film stars Jill Clayburgh as Wanda [2] ("Redpants"), alongside Lee Remick, while its script is written by Fay Kanin. [3]

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Reception

Jill Clayburgh credited the film as important in her career. "It changed my career,” Clayburgh said. “It was a part that I did well, and suddenly people wanted me. Sidney Furie saw me, and wanted me for Gable and Lombard ." [4] Her performance in the TV film eventually earned her an Emmy nomination. [5]

References

  1. ↑ ABC to Make Movie of Gail Sheehy Book. Los Angeles Times. December 12, 1974: h32.
  2. ↑ "Hustling". IMDb .
  3. ↑ TELEVISION REVIEW: A $7-Billion Hustling Biz. Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times. February 21, 1975: g1.
  4. ↑ Klemesrud, Judy (December 15, 1976). "Too Intelligent to Be a Movie Star?". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Jill Clayburgh Emmy Award Nomination". Emmys.com. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2016-12-01.


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