tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post2200171886902411610..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Top Ten: Movie HookersNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63485772346513042992009-06-11T01:25:53.175-04:002009-06-11T01:25:53.175-04:00Where the heck is Giulietta Messina from Nights of...Where the heck is Giulietta Messina from Nights of Cabiria, that's the best hooker movie of all time. Or Jodie foster from Taxi Driver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39625750781996044972009-03-18T01:40:00.000-04:002009-03-18T01:40:00.000-04:00There's that beautiful scene in CATCH ME IF YOU CA...There's that beautiful scene in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN where Jenifer Garner plays a prostitute named Cheryl Ann. Even I was hooked.<BR/><BR/>And Shirley MacLain has done it a few times, but As SWEET CHARITY.<BR/><BR/>Then in SHORTBUS whereLindsay Beamish takes Paul Dawsons' polaroid and asks how much he charges, writes it on the picture and gives it to him, and asks if he thinks that 's all he's worth. gotta give that a nod too.<BR/><BR/>Ok, does Brad Pitt qualify as a hustler in THELMA AND LOUISE. I'm going to say yes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9230683979810526732008-03-31T00:59:00.000-04:002008-03-31T00:59:00.000-04:00Two omissions that stuck out to me are Fonda in "K...Two omissions that stuck out to me are Fonda in "Klute" and Shue in "Leaving Las Vegas". Otherwise, good list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8109809011945307502008-03-28T11:40:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:40:00.000-04:00What about Sjaron Stone in Casino? Stone was amazi...What about Sjaron Stone in Casino? Stone was amazing in that movie. I think its odd that Foster in Taxi Driver is not on your listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74783750258164775252008-03-26T17:54:00.000-04:002008-03-26T17:54:00.000-04:00yes she is ---another great performance. damn ther...yes she is ---another great performance. damn there are a lot of classic prostitutes on film.<BR/><BR/>it does seem like we've hit a dry spell in the Aughts though, doesn't it?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71200801208609203272008-03-26T17:16:00.000-04:002008-03-26T17:16:00.000-04:00Isn't Julie Christie a prostitute in McCabe and Mr...Isn't Julie Christie a prostitute in McCabe and Mrs. Miller? Or is she just a madam? Now that's a great performance.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83577338587639366952008-03-26T17:03:00.000-04:002008-03-26T17:03:00.000-04:00JENNIFER JASON LEIGH as Tralala!It´s the only pros...JENNIFER JASON LEIGH as Tralala!<BR/><BR/>It´s the only prostitute performance I have seen that rigs true. All the other are just too hollywood-ish.<BR/><BR/>GIULIETTA MASINA as Cabiria<BR/><BR/>I never wanted to hug a prostitue as much as I would love to hug her.<BR/>Bonus points: The best ending tied with The Purple Rose of Cairo and Central Station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73539804012577839162008-03-26T12:39:00.000-04:002008-03-26T12:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for all of the great comments. With a lot o...Thanks for all of the great comments. With a lot of the suggestions I haven't seen the film (like <I>Nights of Cabiria</I>)...<BR/><BR/>So, more films for me to see (or re-watch). For instance, I've seen <I>Klute</I>, but it was a really long time ago and Jane Fonda's character was not clear in my mind.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I'm glad you all enjoyed the list and that it got a discussion going. It's always great to hear other voices.SusanPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247068663993460537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28548363500010915692008-03-26T11:29:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:29:00.000-04:00Agree about the omission of Giulietta Masina in NI...Agree about the omission of Giulietta Masina in NIGHTS OF CABIRIA... was she the original Hooker With A Heart Of Gold? Or did she just define that role?<BR/><BR/> And what about Kathleen Turner's 'China Blue' in CRIMES OF PASSION? If you're gonna play a street hooker, THAT'S the way to do it.KingRoperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133099139383242625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4670784645276544482008-03-26T08:12:00.000-04:002008-03-26T08:12:00.000-04:00Susan --WONDERFUL post. Great choices and some sur...Susan --WONDERFUL post. Great choices and some surprises too but totally worthy. still "Bree" in <I>Klute</I> would probably be in my top 3...<BR/><BR/>I love that Lulu gets the top spot and I love the heart of gold angle on all of them. It's too true on Severine. What a masterpiece <I>belle du jour</I> is.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61911941473829763632008-03-26T07:50:00.000-04:002008-03-26T07:50:00.000-04:00Now now - Belle de Jour ranked below *cough* singi...Now now - Belle de Jour ranked below *cough* singing Nicole Kidman? I don't think so.<BR/><BR/>And though Louise Brooks is a wonderful candidate for the no. 1 spot, mine would go to Giulietta Masina for Cabiria - easily among my favourite cinema characters and performances. She's pluckier and even more adorable than Holly Golightly, whose own pluck and adorability would give her a comfortable spot in my Top 5.<BR/><BR/>And Glenn, though your fervent patriotism always makes me wanna try harder... Helen Buday? No. Just no.Y Kant Goran Ritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058411467996289416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50875163287958684992008-03-26T06:09:00.000-04:002008-03-26T06:09:00.000-04:00For comedic relief, you can't beat the two nameles...For comedic relief, you can't beat the two nameless hookers that Frances McDormand has to interview in "Fargo".Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71008948117003069312008-03-26T01:05:00.000-04:002008-03-26T01:05:00.000-04:00Breakfast at Tiffanies is tosh. Might have been lo...<I>Breakfast at Tiffanies</I> is tosh. Might have been lovely back in the day, but I found it insufferable.<BR/><BR/>I'd tip my cap towards Helen Buday in <I>Alexandra's Project</I> (also cause nobody else will mention her). A woman who whores herself out to make money so she can leave her husband. She ends up locking him in the house with a video tape of her having sex with another man next door as she drives away with the kids. Lovely.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45390474868493666222008-03-25T23:55:00.000-04:002008-03-25T23:55:00.000-04:00What? No love for the 3 boobed chick from Total Re...What? No love for the 3 boobed chick from Total Recall?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12431402649108869302008-03-25T22:54:00.000-04:002008-03-25T22:54:00.000-04:00Ooh. I see someone has a warped sense of Nicole Ki...Ooh. I see someone has a warped sense of Nicole Kidman's value as a performer ... :-0Kenneth M. Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77659346962857038372008-03-25T22:36:00.000-04:002008-03-25T22:36:00.000-04:00How about Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places?How about Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451324182346154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64903561227913213602008-03-25T22:33:00.000-04:002008-03-25T22:33:00.000-04:00Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver and Elisabeth Shue in ...Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver and Elisabeth Shue in LLV are, in my opinion, number 1 and number 2. Sad to not see either one on the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24279565672507382482008-03-25T20:20:00.000-04:002008-03-25T20:20:00.000-04:00Very thoughtful post and comments! They've got me ...Very thoughtful post and comments! They've got me thinking--perhaps there should be a special category for the prostitutes in Fellini movies. Giulietta Masina is great (though shockingly dense) in <I>Nights of Cabiria</I>...but there are also all those earthy "bit part" (heh) prostitutes. Hm. Now that I think about it, there's also Anna Magnani in <I>Mamma Roma</I>. Oo--and Isamar Gonzales in <I>Chop Shop</I>.David Marc Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588125246383851752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43668880499302985232008-03-25T20:08:00.000-04:002008-03-25T20:08:00.000-04:00Richard Gere is the hottest tramp of all time.I'm ...<A HREF="http://www.squarehippies.com/images/gere/gere1.jpg" REL="nofollow">Richard Gere</A> is the hottest tramp of all time.<BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of Elisabeth Shue too.<BR/><BR/>And thankfully for you, Susan, I am not drunk (yet) or this comment would be all caps, me screaming, see Breakfast At Tiffanys!!! Bliss, that film.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85106438191709411072008-03-25T19:42:00.000-04:002008-03-25T19:42:00.000-04:00Wasn't Ann-Margret a hooker in some of her movies?...Wasn't Ann-Margret a hooker in some of her movies? She always seemed to be playing a hooker and that was part of her appeal.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89701008955285092802008-03-25T19:33:00.000-04:002008-03-25T19:33:00.000-04:00What about Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver?What about Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5290326284065753452008-03-25T19:03:00.000-04:002008-03-25T19:03:00.000-04:00As far as ones you didn't mention, I've got to sho...As far as ones you didn't mention, I've got to show love to the foreign golden age goddess, Dietrich in Shanghai Express and Blonde Venus (and just about every film she made) and Garbo in CamilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86800154885814918312008-03-25T18:29:00.000-04:002008-03-25T18:29:00.000-04:00Michelle Pfeiffer in Fabulous Baker Boys???? (her...Michelle Pfeiffer in Fabulous Baker Boys???? (her character was a hooker before she sang).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32796808867605099172008-03-25T17:45:00.000-04:002008-03-25T17:45:00.000-04:00Not sure if you're counting Gigalos, because Jude ...Not sure if you're counting Gigalos, because Jude Law in 'AI' would totally be at the top of my list....even if he was just a robot...<BR/><BR/>And one of the biggest bitch hookers would have to be Nini "Legs in the Air" from 'Moulin Rouge!'<BR/><BR/>"Don't worry Shakespeare. You'll get your ending. Once the Duke gets his end in."<BR/><BR/>ooh, or<BR/><BR/>"I don't like this ending. Why would the Cortazan go with the pennyless writer. Whoops! I mean sitar player..."E Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092167817913017197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15919635414409956662008-03-25T16:56:00.001-04:002008-03-25T16:56:00.001-04:00I'm with Carl, leaving out Jane Fonda in this cate...I'm with Carl, leaving out Jane Fonda in this category is like leaving Al Pacino out of a gangsters survey. But that's what a list is for, leaving things off and having the hordes of partisans come howling down off the steppes. :D<BR/><BR/>Prostitutes in movies are a frequent irritant for me but as you say, there are so many that there's something for everyone. What we really need here are some older women. Simone Signoret in Casque d'Or and La Ronde, and Danielle Darrieux in Le Plaisir! Also, the prototype, Garbo in Camille. There's Joan Crawford in Rain. And what about the incredible ensemble in Mizoguchi's Street of Shame? And Claire Trevor in Stagecoach and Mae Clarke in Waterloo Bridge?<BR/><BR/>definitely a fun post! If I think of more I may have to come back.The Sirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587505433284584391noreply@blogger.com