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American Taboo is a 1983 American independent drama film directed by Steve Lustgarten. Its plot follows a thirty-something year old photographer who begins an illicit romance with a teenage girl. It won the 1983 Academy Award for Best Student Film for Lustgarten, a film student at Portland State University.
Original Release
04/16/1983
US Release
04/16/1983
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hester Schell | Betsy |
Mark Rabiner | Michael |
Katherine King | Michael's Wife |
Dorothy Anton | Lisa's Mother |
Ann Celsi | Hooker |
Suzette Taylor | Model |
Ki Skinner | Model |
Jerilyn Tabor | The Couple (Man) |
Walter Shane | The Couple (Woman) |
Debra Gann | Kitty-Go,Go Dancer |
Directors
Writers
Jay Horenstein, Nicole Harrison, Steve Lustgarten
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hester Schell | Betsy |
Mark Rabiner | Michael |
Katherine King | Michael's Wife |
Dorothy Anton | Lisa's Mother |
Ann Celsi | Hooker |
Suzette Taylor | Model |
Ki Skinner | Model |
Jerilyn Tabor | The Couple (Man) |
Walter Shane | The Couple (Woman) |
Debra Gann | Kitty-Go,Go Dancer |
Stacey Thompson | Girl on Corner |
Nicole Harrison | Lisa / Lisa Welch |
Jay Horenstein | Paul Wunderlich |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Lustgarten | Producer |
Sali Borchman | Producer |
Ron Schmidt | Producer |