Shortbus
Open your mind. And everything else.
Genres
Overview
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Details
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$5557564
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
2006-10-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
535
Vote Average
6.263
Sook-Yin Lee
Sofia
Paul Dawson
James
PJ DeBoy
Jamie
Lindsay Beamish
Severin
Jay Brannan
Ceth
Raphael Barker
Rob
Adam Hardman
Jesse
Peter Stickles
Caleb
Alan Mandell
Tobias, the Mayor
Stephen Kent Jusick
Creamy
David Pittu
Jacuzzi Hunter
Jeff Whitty
Jacuzzi Hunted
Mickey Cottrell
Dead Man in the Jacuzzi
Mary Beth Peil
Ann, Our Lady of the Gutter
Shanti Carson
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Jan Hilmer
Nick
Justin Vivian Bond
Mx Justin Vivian Bond
Bradford Scobie
Dr. Donut
Murray Hill
Murray Hill
Ethan Eunson-Conn
Sex-Not-Bombs Room D.J.
Jonathan Caouette
Blondie-Grabber
Derek Jackson
Derek
Rachel Friedman
Yenta Voice (voice)
Paul Oakley Stovall
Magnus
Reg Vermue
Albino
Ray Rivas
Shabbos Goy
Bitch
Bitch
Lex Vaughn
Bucky
Rachael C. Smith
Zoey
Yolonda Ross
Faustus
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Jid
Daniel Sea
Little Prince
Tanya Gagné
The Wau Wau Sisters
Adrienne Truscott
The Wau Wau Sisters
Dirty Martini
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Timmy Young
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The World Famous *BoB*
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Jasper James
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Grace Kahng
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Justin Hagan
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Harry Slattery
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Ralph Gunderman
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Tristan Taormino
Sextra (one of the participants in the orgy sequence)
John Cameron Mitchell
Sextra (one of the participants in the orgy sequence)
Scott Matthew
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