Variety (1983 film)

Variety
Box cover art for Variety (Bette Gordon, 1983)
Directed byBette Gordon
Screenplay byKathy Acker
Story byBette Gordon
Produced byRenée Shafransky
StarringSandy McLeod
Will Patton
Richard M. Davidson
Luis Guzmán
Nan Goldin
CinematographyTom DiCillo
John Foster
Edited byIla von Hasperg
Music byJohn Lurie
Production
companies
Distributed byHorizon Films
Release dates
  • September 1983 (1983-09) (TIFF)
  • March 8, 1985 (1985-03-08) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Variety is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bette Gordon with a screenplay by Kathy Acker from a story by Gordon. The film stars Sandy McLeod, Will Patton, and Richard M. Davidson. The film follows a young woman who takes a job at a New York City pornographic theater and becomes increasingly obsessed with a wealthy patron who may or may not be involved with the mafia.