Most people come to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. In Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series of the same name, they come for a trip to “Dreamland.” “Dreamland” is a password uttered by customers at the filling station run by Ernie West (Dylan McDermott), a middle-aged failed actor who found a more lucrative way of making a living in LA.
He runs a male prostitution ring staffed by clean-cut aspiring actors who service real-life figures like Cole Porter and fictitious characters such as Avis Amberg (Patti LuPone), the neglected wife of bilious studio head Ace Amberg (Rob Reiner), as a way to make ends meet.
Inspired by the real-life exploits of Scotty Bowers, whose memoir “Full Service” shone a lubricious light on so many Hollywood
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