No Skin Off My Ass (1991): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1991, No Skin Off My Ass is a drama and romance film directed by Bruce LaBruce, running about 73 minutes. “Being a fag is a definite plus” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A lonely hairdresser watches the title sequence of "That Cold Day in the Park" then visits a local park to invite a down-and-out skinhead to his apartment. He draws the silent man a bath and talks to him as he soaks. He locks his guest in a bedroom. Next day, the skinhead leaves through the window and visits his sister, who's making a film called "Sisters of the SLA." He helps with a screen-test. The hairdresser has dreams and fantasies involving the skinhead, the skinhead returns to visit him, and then the filmmaker pays a call on the two men, exposing her brother as faking his silence and pretending a lack of sexual interest. Fantasies can come true.

Who’s in it. No Skin Off My Ass stars Bruce LaBruce as The Hairdresser, G.B. Jones as Jonesy, Klaus von Buecker as The Skinhead and Caroline Azar, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, No Skin Off My Ass has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch No Skin Off My Ass page.

If you liked it. Fans of No Skin Off My Ass tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.