Hustling (film)

Hustling
GenreDrama
Based onHustling: Prostitution in Our Wide Open Society
by Gail Sheehy
Screenplay byFay Kanin
Directed byJoseph Sargent
StarringLee Remick
Jill Clayburgh
Melanie Mayron
Beverly Hope Atkinson
Theme music composerJerry Fielding
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLillian Gallo
Production locationNew York City
CinematographyBill Butler
EditorGeorge Jay Nicholson
Production companiesFilmways Television
Lillian Gallo Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
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]

Plot

Cast

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 nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special. The film was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Original) at the 27th Primetime Emmy Awards.[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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