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The Fluffer

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49% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 25% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
"The Fluffer" is a movie about obsession, submission, money, and sexuality. The story centers on Johnny Rebel — a porn star with a paradox. Although he is a hot-blooded heterosexual male, Johnny makes his living as a gay porno star. The reason: money. Sean McGinnis is young, naïve, adventurous, and pure. Moving to L.A. to pursue a career in movies, he becomes diverted to working for Hollywood's illegitimate stepchild — the porno industry. The reason: Johnny Rebel.
The Fluffer

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Critics Consensus

Though it begins promisingly enough, The Fluffer eventually descends into melodrama.

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Susan Walker Toronto Star May 24, 2002
2/4
Those in search of a film about gay men disillusioned in Hollywood with a better script and more dramatic heft should rent Gods And Monsters or Thom Fitzgerald's Beefcake. Go to Full Review Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Mar 29, 2002
4/5
More tasteful, sensitive and original than you might imagine. Go to Full Review Edward Guthmann San Francisco Chronicle Mar 22, 2002
Glatzer and Wash try to explore the nature of obsession and the ambiguity of sexual categories in The Fluffer, but it's hard to give two hoots about any of these characters. Go to Full Review Doug Brantley Out Magazine May 25, 2022
Everything you hoped Boogie Nights would be, only without the prosthesis. Go to Full Review Will Clark The Advocate Apr 5, 2022
While some might guffaw at a lot of the situations that go on around the sets depicted in The Fluffer, I just nodded in agreement with the truth of it all. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 7, 2014
B-
mostly limp drama aimed for a gay audience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad Sep 2, 2026 A terrible movie when the protagonist runs to the ends of earth! See more Sep 14, 2013 Not bad actually. Bit boring in parts but main character is hot. Always helps ! See more Apr 15, 2012 What on earth did I just watched?? Money and Sex don't go well together, it's the sad truth. None of the characters were likeable and it wasn't graphical enough to be an exploitational film or artistic enough to be an art house. It's one of the worst film since Orgazmo. See more Mar 18, 2012 sem comentários para essa coisa... See more Jan 27, 2012 A great insight to the world of the gay porno industry. Funny, dramatic, and realistic dialogue. A very enjoyable watch and look at the darker side of sex. See more Aug 6, 2011 A fit cast does not make up for a crap movie :( See more Read all reviews
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Richard Glatzer

Director

Wash Westmoreland

Director

Scott Gurney

Johnny Rebel

Michael Cunio

Sean McGinnis

Roxanne Day

Babylon

Taylor Negron

Tony Brooks

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Synopsis "The Fluffer" is a movie about obsession, submission, money, and sexuality. The story centers on Johnny Rebel — a porn star with a paradox. Although he is a hot-blooded heterosexual male, Johnny makes his living as a gay porno star. The reason: money. Sean McGinnis is young, naïve, adventurous, and pure. Moving to L.A. to pursue a career in movies, he becomes diverted to working for Hollywood's illegitimate stepchild — the porno industry. The reason: Johnny Rebel.
Director
Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Producer
Victoria Robinson, John Sylla
Screenwriter
Wash Westmoreland
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Fluff and Fold LLC
Rating
R (Strong Sexual Content|Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 20, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA)
$563.4K
Runtime
1h 34m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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