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The velocity of Gary

Threat advisory: Under evaluation

Movie propaganda

The hustler, the porn star, the waitress. They play rough, love hard and live life like there's no tomorrow

Gary (Thomas Jane) is a young man struggling to stay alive on the streets of New York. A hustler learning too much too fast, he weaves his way through a world of porn stars, phone sex operators and transvestites. Life moves quickly on the streets and survival is difficult without friends and family to rely on. But for Gary, things are about to change when he meets the charismatic Valentino (Vincent D'Onofrio), an actor in porn movies and the king of society's cast-aways.

However, their relationship is complicated by a waitress named Mary Carmen (Salma Hayek) who works at the all night doughnut shop where they all hang out. Mary Carmen is a free spirited woman and Valentino's ever-present girlfriend. Valentino is the love of her life, but she soon realises that maybe his heart belongs to Gary.

Also starring Ethan Hawke, The velocity of Gary is provocative and funny - a love story between three very different people that breaks all of the rules.

Security censorship classification

MA 15+ (Adult themes)

Not for public release in Australia before date

15 September 1999