Drama Cult Classic

Behind the doors of a seedy New York modeling agency, fetishes and power games take center stage.

RENT-A-GIRL SHORTIE

Q: What is Rent-a-Girl Shortie about?

Rent-a-Girl Shortie is about a sleazy New York modeling agency that rents out women to clients with eccentric and fetishistic desires.

1965 · 1h 17m · R · Drama / Short · IMDB TMDB

A trio of key scenes from "Rent-A-Girl" (1965), one of the better low-budget New York "roughies" from the '60s.

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Quick Answer

What is Rent-a-Girl Shortie about?

Rent-a-Girl Shortie is a 1965 American drama short film directed by William Rose about a sleazy New York modeling agency that rents out women to clients with eccentric and fetishistic desires.

Programmer's Pick

If you think all sixties exploitation was formulaic, Rent-a-Girl Shortie proves otherwise—William Rose’s script actually weaves the sleaze into the story. Where else will you see strip billiards, water hose bondage, and a modeling agency that’s more vice than Vogue?

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Rent-a-Girl Shortie pulls back the curtain on one of 1960s New York’s more sordid underbellies: a low-budget modeling agency that caters to the risqué and unconventional whims of its clientele. Run by the calculating Mrs. Grant, the agency’s girls are dispatched to clients with a taste for the bizarre—among them, an artist who creates masterpieces directly on nude bodies and a man with a penchant for soaking bound models. The film revels in its “roughie” credentials, serving up a string of scenes that thrive on fetish, nudity, and adult games, all set within a world of underground parties and taboo transactions. It’s a snapshot of the era’s exploitation cinema, laced with both decadence and irony.

Details & Specs

Director: William Rose
Writer: William Rose
Release: 1965
Runtime: 1h 17m
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Short

Cast & Crew

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Director: William Rose Writer: William Rose

BW Barbara Wood Karen Anderson FS Frank Spencer IC Inge Christopher

Darlene Bennett Water hose bondage girl DR David Ransom TM Theresa Morgano EW Elizabeth Walker GT Gary Takata Asian flagellation client ML Margareta Lindblom TL Tracy Lee

Gigi Darlene Model at party

June Roberts Model playing strip billiards

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