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PVT Chat
Film poster
Directed byBen Hozie
Screenplay byBen Hozie
Produced by
  • Oliver David
Starring
CinematographyBen Hozie
Edited byBen Hozie
Music byAustin Brown
Production
company
  • Pretorius Pictures
Distributed byDark Star Pictures Vertigo
Release dates
  • August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21) (FanTasia)[1]
  • February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

PVT Chat is a 2020 erotic drama film, written and directed by Ben Hozie. It stars Peter Vack as an online gambler who becomes obsessed with a cam girl played by Julia Fox. PVT Chat premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on August 21, 2020.

Plot

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Jack is an internet gambler who lives in New York and becomes obsessed with Scarlet, a cam girl from San Francisco. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes into reality after Jack spots Scarlet on a rainy street in Chinatown.

Cast

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The cast include:[2]

  • Julia Fox as Scarlett
  • Peter Vack as Jack
  • Buddy Duress as Larry
  • Dasha Nekrasova as QT4U
  • Heather Allison as Gorgeous_357
  • Nikki Belfiglio as Emma
  • Austin Brown as himself
  • Atticus Cain as Henry the Landlord
  • Michelle Chu as Cam Girl
  • Andrew Clark as Gallery bartender
  • Oliver David as Drone Operator
  • Ally Davis as Venus

Production

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Filming

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The film was shot the last week of January through mid-February 2018 in New York City (Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan).[3][4]

Release

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The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival.[5] Distribution rights for United Kingdom and Ireland were acquired by Vertigo Releasing in November 17, 2020.[6] Dark Star Pictures released the film in available theaters on February 5, 2021,[7] followed by a VOD and Digital HD release on February 9, 2021.[8][1]

Reception

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The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 63% approval rating based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Its intelligent and nuanced approach to potentially salacious material is refreshing, but PVT Chat struggles to use it in service of a meaningful story."[9] According to Metacritic, which sampled nine critics and calculated a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vertigo Releasing Announces Release Of Ben Hozie's PVT ..." Vertigo Releasing. November 18, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - PVT Chat". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "PVT CHAT".
  4. ^ "PVT CHAT casting".
  5. ^ Ewing, Jeff (August 25, 2020). "Fantasia 2020: 'PVT CHAT' Shines An Honest Light On Modern Digital Sex Work". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  6. ^ X Pert, Lorgan (November 17, 2020). "Vertigo acquires erotic drama 'PVT Chat' for UK-Ireland (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "'PVT Chat' Trailer: 'Uncut Gems' Star Julia Fox Is a Cam-Girl Femme Fatale in Psychosexual Noir". January 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "'Uncut Gems' Breakout Julia Fox Is A Cam Girl In The Voyeuristic 'PVT Chat' Trailer". January 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "PVT Chat (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "PVT Chat Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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