Mala Noche · 1987

Mala Noche

«If you fuck with the bull, you get the horn!»

Gus Van Sant · 75 min · United States of America

Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.

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Budget

US$22,500

Locations

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• Approximate: the city or region
• Filming
• Setting

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Setting

Oregón

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Cast

• Doug Cooeyate

  Johnny

• Tim Streeter

  Walt Curtis

• Sam Downey

  Hotel Clerk

• Nyla McCarthy

  Betty

• Ray Monge

  Roberto Pepper

• Robert Lee Pitchlynn

  Bob Pitchlynn

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  Gus Van Sant

  Guy at Hotel (uncredited)