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Night Shift

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Modern movies need stronger sex-worker characters

Billy's chalkboard pitch is proposed as an inspiration for Alec Baldwin's sales speech in Glengarry Glen Ross. Vivian Ward, Lana, Ophelia, and Alabama are selected for a Mount Rushmore of film sex-worker characters. The principal take is that modern movies have not produced comparable sex-worker characters in decades. The ensemble of women at Billy's pitch is praised for representing a wide range of personalities.

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  • Billy's chalkboard pitch is proposed as an inspiration for Alec Baldwin's sales speech in Glengarry Glen Ross.
  • Vivian Ward, Lana, Ophelia, and Alabama are selected for a Mount Rushmore of film sex-worker characters.
  • The principal take is that modern movies have not produced comparable sex-worker characters in decades.
  • The ensemble of women at Billy's pitch is praised for representing a wide range of personalities.