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Shortbus(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-10-04
62%
555 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Open your mind. And everything else.
Overview:
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
Netherlands
Budget: $2,000,000.00
Revenue: $5,557,564.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Process Productions
Movie: Shortbus
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sook-Yin Lee
Sofia
Paul Dawson
James
PJ DeBoy
Jamie
Lindsay Beamish
Severin
Jay Brannan
Ceth
Raphael Barker
Rob
Adam Hardman
Jesse
Peter Stickles
Caleb
Alan Mandell
Tobias, the Mayor
Stephen Kent Jusick
Creamy
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