FAQs (2005): Cast, Box Office & Plot
FAQs is a 2005 drama directed by Everett Lewis, starring Joe Lia as India, Joshua Paul and Allan Louis. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $1,967 worldwide on a $250,000 budget.
- worldwide gross
- $2K
- budget
- $250K
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Everett Lewis
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Budget
- $250K
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is FAQs About?
The premise of FAQs without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
From the director of Natural History of Parking Lots and Luster, the film follows India, who after surviving the harsh streets of Los Angeles, vows that every gay basher will encounter his fate. That fate arrives as a towering, six‑foot, black drag queen who wears high heels, carries a gun, exudes attitude, and harbors a soft spot for homeless gay boys.
FAQs Themes & Keywords
· 15 tags- male full frontal nudity
- male pubic hair
- pubic hair
- gay
- drag queen
- african american
- acronym in title
- gay protagonist
- gay african american
- vigilante
- gay cop
- gay bashing
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- closeted homosexual
- homeless teenager
- gay interest
FAQs Cast & Characters
Joe Lia leads the cast as India, with Joshua Paul as Quentin and Allan Louis as Destiny. Directed by Everett Lewis; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Everett Lewis
- Joe Lia as India
- Joshua Paul as Quentin
- Allan Louis as Destiny
- Minerva Vier as Lester
Also Starring in FAQs
· 4 more- Lance Lee Davis Spencer
- Vince Parenti Officer Vic Damone
- Adam Larson Guy
- Art Roberts Pornographer
FAQs Plot Summary
What happens in FAQs from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 6-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
After filming a porn video and being ripped off by the producer Arthur Roberts, Quentin [Joshua Paul] meets a street hustler, and together they stumble into a perilous night. Moments later, they are chased by a pair of gay bashers, and the two lovers split up, fleeing through crowded streets and neon-lit back alleys. The bashers close in, until a surprising sight stops them: India [Joe Lia], standing with Destiny, a vigilante African American drag queen who trains a wary eye on the danger and calmly points a gun at their pursuers. Destiny then vandalizes the Jeep and removes a coat from one of the attackers, signaling that she will not wait for trouble to come to her.
Full summary
The whole story of FAQs, scene by scene
FAQs Box Office & Budget
FAQs grossed $1,967 worldwide on a $250,000 budget.
Worldwide gross
$2K
- US & Canada
- $2K
- Budget
- $250K
How Well Do You Know FAQs?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
Which character is a porn director who helps India find shelter?
Cars in FAQs
5 cars on screen, including the 1964 Ford Thunderbird and the 1987 Jeep Wrangler.
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1964 Ford Thunderbird Important role -
1987 Jeep Wrangler Minor role -
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Background role -
2003 Toyota 4Runner Background role
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FAQs FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of FAQs, each answered in a sentence.
How long is FAQs?
FAQs runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was FAQs released?
FAQs was released on July 16, 2005.
Who directed FAQs?
FAQs was directed by Everett Lewis.
More films by Everett Lewis Who is in the cast of FAQs?
FAQs stars Joe Lia as India, Joshua Paul as Quentin and Allan Louis as Destiny, among 8 credited actors.
How much did FAQs make at the box office?
FAQs grossed $1,967 worldwide on a budget of $250,000.
Does FAQs have a post-credit scene?
No. FAQs has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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