On January 20 a "special notice" in The Village Voice informed the reader that the film would play "every midnight indefinitely" due to public demand.

[12] Several revivals of My Hustler have occurred in New York City since 1969, although the provenance of some of these showings is uncertain due to Andy Warhol withdrawing his films from distribution between 1970 and 1984.

The project has allowed for a deeper understanding and appreciation of Warhol's contributions to the film industry and art world, while also preserving these works for future generations.

As witty or sexy or photogenic as Warhol's superstars may have been, their largely unstructured, crudely edited play-acting in front of his camera could also be cruelly revealing.

"[17] My Hustler was the subject of plainclothes police surveillance in the audience during its initial theatrical release in 1966, and on April 12 the owners of the Filmmakers' Cinematheque were served a summons to a hearing to show-cause why the theater's license should not be revoked for showing films of "sexual immorality, lewdness, perversion and homosexuality."