American Swing
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mat Kaufman
Donna Ferrato
Betty Dodson
Howard Smith
Annie Sprinkle
Ed Koch
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The year was 1977 and New York City burned. As the metropolis hurtled into bankruptcy, the city's nightlife hit unprecedented heights. In midtown, the ultra-exclusive Studio 54 was a cocaine-fueled celebrity playhouse. Downtown, at the spartan CBGB's, punk rockers set out to destroy everything Pop. Meanwhile, in the basement of the prestigious Ansonia building on the conservative Upper West Side, Plato's Retreat opened its doors to ordinary couples who came to dance, to swim, and to swap. It was the start of a revolution. The brainchild of former wholesale meat purveyor Larry Levenson, Plato's Retreat quickly emerged as the epicenter of public sex for the "me" generation. Previously, swinging was mostly an underground activity, engaged in primarily by the attractive and well-to-do. But Plato's welcomed anyone and everyone. For a mere $35, couples checked their judgments and pedigrees at the door at this clothing-optioned Disneyland. Debutantes got it on next to bus drivers, as movie stars gave secretaries the "starlet treatment". For Levenson and others, Plato's was utopia. For some, it is a time capsule that they are eager to forget.
Cast
Donna Ferrato
Betty Dodson
Howard Smith
Annie Sprinkle
Ed Koch
Dian Hanson
Melvin Van Peebles
Helen Gurley Brown
Veronica Vera
Al Goldstein
Dan Dorfman
John Leo
Professor Irwin Corey
Buck Henry
Crew
Prudence Arndt
Jacinto Azistaran
Marlene Bartos
Axel Baumann
John Bell
Jared Brown
Andy Cambridge
Derrick Carlomagno
Christine Caulfield
Chris Coco
Jim Coleman
Cedar Connor
Cedar Connor
Professor Irwin Corey
Mark Cuban
Niels Dachler
Niels Dachler
Leigh Devine
James Dipretoro
Jeff Dittenber
Betty Dodson
Dan Dorfman
Peter Duffy
Donna Ferrato
Janon Fisher
Scott Gatteno
Glenn Gatty
Peter Girardi
Al Goldstein
Devin Golub
Helen Gurley Brown
Dian Hanson
Connor Hanwick
Jon Hart
Jon Hart
Ethan B Henerey
Buck Henry
Christian Hoagland
Christian Hoagland
Christian Hoagland
Bruce Hodge
Steve Holmgren
Lewanne Jones
Christopher Joy
Jennifer Katz
Mat Kaufman
Jason Kliot
Ed Koch
Leela De Kretser
John Leo
Henry Lopez
Chris Matson
Chris Matson
Gretchen Mcgowan
Adam Mills
Marc Morris
Brendan O'sullivan
Brian Pruitt
Keith Reamer
Keith Reamer
George Rivas
Rob Saffi
Jack B Siegel
Dina Sliwiak
Howard Smith
Howard Smith
Tim Smith
Annie Sprinkle
Alexander Uhlmann
Melvin Van Peebles
Veronica Vera
Joana Vicente
Ken Waddell
Todd Wagner
Chris White
Christine White
Virginia A. Williams
Brian Yessian
Michael Yessian
Cinzai Zanatti
Linda Zibelli
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 27, 2009
Released in United States April 3, 2009
Released in United States on Video April 14, 2009
Released in United States September 2008
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.
Released in United States Spring March 27, 2009
Released in United States April 3, 2009 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video April 14, 2009
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.)
