"Open your mind. And everything else."

2006

1h 41m

6.2(550 votes)

Romance

Drama

Comedy

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.

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Cast & Crew

47 members

Acting

Sook-Yin Lee

Sofia

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Paul Dawson

James

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PJ DeBoy

Jamie

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Lindsay Beamish

Severin

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Jay Brannan

Ceth

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Raphael Barker

Rob

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Adam Hardman

Jesse

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Peter Stickles

Caleb

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Alan Mandell

Tobias, the Mayor

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Stephen Kent Jusick

Creamy

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David Pittu

Jacuzzi Hunter

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Jeff Whitty

Jacuzzi Hunted

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Mickey Cottrell

Dead Man in the Jacuzzi

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Mary Beth Peil

Ann, Our Lady of the Gutter

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Shanti Carson

Leah

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Jan Hilmer

Nick

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Justin Vivian Bond

Mx Justin Vivian Bond

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Bradford Scobie

Dr. Donut

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Murray Hill

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Ethan Eunson-Conn

Sex-Not-Bombs Room D.J.

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Jonathan Caouette

Blondie-Grabber

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Derek Jackson

Derek

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Rachel Friedman

Yenta Voice (voice)

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Paul Oakley Stovall

Magnus

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Reg Vermue

Albino

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Ray Rivas

Shabbos Goy

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Bitch

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Lex Vaughn

Bucky

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Rachael C. Smith

Zoey

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Yolonda Ross

Faustus

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Jocelyn Samson

Jid

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Daniel Sea

Little Prince

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Tanya Gagné

The Wau Wau Sisters

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Adrienne Truscott

The Wau Wau Sisters

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Dirty Martini

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Timmy Young

Mikey / Oglesby, the Puppet

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The World Famous BoB

The World Famous *BoB*

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Writing

Eric Gilliland

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Jasper James

Jasper

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Grace Kahng

Suicide Nurse

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Miriam Shor

Cheryl

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Justin Hagan

Brad

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Harry Slattery

Piñata Boy

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Ralph Gunderman

Radio Announcer (voice)

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Tristan Taormino

Sextra (one of the participants in the orgy sequence)

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John Cameron Mitchell

Sextra (one of the participants in the orgy sequence)

Sound

Scott Matthew

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