A Labor of Love
1976 · 70 min
Documentary
★ 4.7In 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)
Crew
- Director Robert Flaxman
- Director Daniel Goldman
Cast
- A
Anna Welsh
Herself - Production Manager
- R
Robin T. Ruthledge
Himself - Cameraman
- J
Joel Cohn
Himself - Runner
- L
Larry Hovde
Himself - Grip
Henri Charr
Director of The Last Affair
- M
Mark Lynch
Himself - Grip
- C
Craig Summer
Himself - Gaffer
- C
Charles Zeiler
Himself - Soundman
- D
Debbie Dan
Herself - Star Actress
- W
William Derl-Davis
Himself - Acting Coach
- L
Leslie Peller
Himself - Make-up Man
- S
Sissel Hansen
Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
Crew
- Director — Robert Flaxman
- Director — Daniel Goldman
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