By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
Starring: documentary
Country: united_states
Year: 2018
Running time: 98
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2773246/reference
Chris says: “Never a movie star but definitely a character, Scotty Bowers’ life was inadvertently custom-built for a documentary. He ran a brothel inside a Hollywood Blvd. gas station in the years following World WarII, one that infamously catered to same-sex shtuppings for closeted stars, as detailed in his scandalous 2012 memoir Full Service. Matt Tyrnauer’s film finds him still feisty at 94 and decidedly unapologetic about what many would perceive as a sordid past, but that’s exactly what’s refreshing and fascinating about the guy. His tenacity seemingly knows no bounds, from his obsessiveness (he’s a hoarder, with at least five or six homes/garages overflowing with memorabilia and assorted random junk) to an almost crippling need to do everything himself, much to the chagrin of Lois, his long-suffering second wife. Essential viewing for Hollywood Golden Age devotees and, in the end, kind of a weird but celebratory companion piece to THE CELLULOID CLOSET. 4.25 cats“