A Labor of Love (1976)

A Labor of Love (1976)

1976-01-01 United States of America 70 Min. PG-13
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Overview

In 1975, Chicago filmmakers Flaxman and Goldman got carte blanche to film the shooting of a local film called THE LAST AFFAIR. Neither AFFAIR's director (who envisioned the film as "a combination of Fellini and Bergman") nor its cast (which included then-unknowns Betty Thomas and Ron Dean) had ever worked in the industry before. Made in the classic cinema-verité style of Drew and Leacock, A LABOR OF LOVE is a revealing and often hilarious exposé of the hidden side of adult film: onscreen partners despise each other offscreen, male performers can't "get wood," an actress has her period, Ivory Liquid is substituted for semen, and the director declares, "I really dislike every minute of this!" (Gene Siskel Film Center)

Cast

Anna Welsh is Herself - Production Manager
Herself - Production Manager
Robin T. Ruthledge is Himself - Cameraman
Himself - Cameraman
Joel Cohn is Himself - Runner
Himself - Runner
Larry Hovde is Himself - Grip
Himself - Grip
Henri Charr is Director of The Last Affair
Director of The Last Affair
Mark Lynch is Himself - Grip
Himself - Grip
Craig Summer is Himself - Gaffer
Himself - Gaffer
Charles Zeiler is Himself - Soundman
Himself - Soundman
Debbie Dan is Herself - Star Actress
Herself - Star Actress
William Derl-Davis is Himself - Acting Coach
Himself - Acting Coach
Leslie Peller is Himself - Make-up Man
Himself - Make-up Man
Sissel Hansen is Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
Herself - Script Girl / Hooker