Lucky Bastard (2014)
A provocative found footage thriller that turns the adult film industry into a stage for escalating dread and gruesome violence.
Lucky Bastard - Movie Information
- Original Title: Lucky Bastard
- Release Year: 2014
- Directed by: Robert Nathan
- Type: Movie
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Age Rating (US): NC-17
- Runtime: 1h 34m
- Original Language: English
- Spoken Languages: English
- Release Date (Theatrical): February 14, 2014 (United States - NC-17)
- Production Countries: United States of America
Lucky Bastard - Plot
Lucky Bastard is a "found footage" thriller about a porn website run by Mike (Don McManus) that invites fans to have sex with porn stars. Jay Paulson plays Dave, an eager young fan given a chance to have sex with the fabulous Ashley Saint (Betsy Rue). But everyone gets more than they bargained for in the seemingly mild-mannered Dave... with gruesome results. The film is captured by the "Lucky Bastard" porn cameras for a fresh take on the "found footage" genre.
Lucky Bastard - Trailer
Watch the official trailer and see how quickly a fantasy turns fatal:
This will not end well.
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Lucky Bastard - Cast & Crew
Director(s)
- Robert Nathan
Main Cast
- Betsy Rue
- Don McManus
- Chris Wylde
- Jay Paulson
- Catherine Annette
- Deborah Zoe
- Lee Kholafai
- Lanny Joon
- Angela Shin
- Clint Brink
Writers
- Lukas Kendall
- Robert Nathan
Lucky Bastard - FAQs
What is Lucky Bastard about?
Lucky Bastard is a found footage thriller about a porn website that invites a fan named Dave to have sex with star Ashley Saint. The seemingly mild-mannered Dave turns violent, and the entire ordeal is captured on the site's cameras, offering a darkly original spin on the found footage genre.
Why does Lucky Bastard carry an NC-17 rating?
Lucky Bastard received an NC-17 rating due to its explicit adult content rooted in its porn-industry setting, combined with graphic violence. The rating reflects the film's unflinching portrayal of both sexual material and brutal on-screen carnage, making it one of the rare mainstream genre films to carry this classification.
Where can you stream Lucky Bastard?
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Is Lucky Bastard based on a true story?
Lucky Bastard is not based on a specific true story. The film is an original fictional screenplay by Lukas Kendall and Robert Nathan. However, it draws on the real-world culture of fan-interaction adult websites to ground its found footage premise in a believable, contemporary setting.
Who are the main actors in Lucky Bastard?
The film stars Betsy Rue as adult performer Ashley Saint and Jay Paulson as Dave G., the unstable fan at the story's center. Don McManus plays Mike, the website's operator, while Chris Wylde, Catherine Annette, Deborah Zoe, Lee Kholafai, Lanny Joon, Angela Shin, and Clint Brink round out the cast.
What makes Lucky Bastard unique among found footage films?
Lucky Bastard distinguishes itself by setting its found footage conceit entirely within a functioning adult film production. The cameras recording the horror are the same cameras meant to capture consensual adult content, creating an unusually plausible in-universe justification for the omnipresent footage that many found footage films struggle to explain.
Who directed Lucky Bastard and who wrote it?
Lucky Bastard was directed by Robert Nathan, who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Lukas Kendall. Nathan brought a background in television drama to the project, lending the film a more character-driven tension than is typical of the found footage subgenre.
How long is Lucky Bastard?
Lucky Bastard has a runtime of 94 minutes, or approximately 1 hour and 34 minutes. The film was released theatrically in the United States on February 14, 2014, with its NC-17 rating limiting the number of venues willing to screen it.
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