Mala Noche

Mala Noche (1987)

11/08/1986 (GB)
Drama, Romance
1h 15m

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

Overview

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.

  • Gus Van SantDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $22,500

Keywords

  • salesclerk
  • individual
  • homeless person
  • portland, oregon
  • youth hostel
  • hunger
  • immigration
  • corner shop
  • hustler
  • murder
  • rebellious youth
  • lgbt
  • gay theme

Top Billed Cast

Doug Cooeyate

Johnny

Tim Streeter

Walt Curtis

Sam Downey

Hotel Clerk

Nyla McCarthy

Betty

Ray Monge

Roberto Pepper

Robert Lee Pitchlynn

Bob Pitchlynn

Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant

Guy at Hotel (uncredited)

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