Pleasure for Sale
Pleasure for Sale is a six-part documentary series that follows the prostitutes and family members connected to the Chicken Ranch, the legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada. It is produced by Joe and Harry Gantz, the filmmakers behind HBO's Taxicab Confessions, and offers an intimate look at the sex trade and the effect it has on the women and their families. Some of the women are college graduates and others are housewives with no other marketable skills. There are students while others have day jobs like office work. Many of the women have been the victims of incest, rape, bad relationships and broken homes. Pleasure for Sale deals with the largely unseen mechanics of the trade like the difficult price negotiations inherent in the profession, STD testing and the strained relationship among the women. The smothering restrictions placed upon the women are presented. Although the series features a lot of nudity, it doesn't focus on gratuitous sex. It is more interested in the characters involved in legalized prostitution and the effect it has on their lives
- 2008-2008
- 1 season
- Docurama
- Documentary
Pleasure for Sale is a six-part documentary series that follows the prostitutes and family members connected to the Chicken Ranch, the legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada. It is produced by Joe and Harry Gantz, the filmmakers behind HBO's Taxicab Confessions, and offers an intimate look at the sex trade and the effect it has on the women and their families. Some of the women are college graduates and others are housewives with no other marketable skills. There are students while others have day jobs like office work. Many of the women have been the victims of incest, rape, bad relationships and broken homes. Pleasure for Sale deals with the largely unseen mechanics of the trade like the difficult price negotiations inherent in the profession, STD testing and the strained relationship among the women. The smothering restrictions placed upon the women are presented. Although the series features a lot of nudity, it doesn't focus on gratuitous sex. It is more interested in the characters involved in legalized prostitution and the effect it has on their lives
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2008
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 26 mins
A new girl comes to work at the Chicken Ranch; A client with a balloon fetish; Gabby is accused of calling another employee fat.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Tue, Feb 12, 2008 26 mins
The girls go for a doctor's checkup; Some of the girls complain about Gabby's backbiting; A woman arranges a party for her husband's 50th birthday; Gabby is fired after interfering with a party.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Tue, Feb 19, 2008 26 mins
Gabby talks about her new job; Kittie and the camera crew are asked to leave an anime convention; Presley reveals that she is pregnant to one of her clients.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 26 mins
Ocean decides to risk working in the street; Gabby talks to a plastic surgeon about replacing her implants; China appears in a low budget movie and in a suspension photo shoot.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Tue, Mar 4, 2008 26 mins
Sinful goes to chat with a minister; Gabby pays a visit to the Chicken Ranch after Debbie's pet dies.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Tue, Mar 11, 2008 26 mins
Kittie takes a break from working at the ranch; Chyna visits her aunt in Vancouver; Gabby goes to work on a farm.
