A Labor of Love
Documentary
Release Date
January 1, 1976
Duration
70 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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)
Casts
Herself - Production Manager
Anna Welsh
Himself - Cameraman
Robin T. Ruthledge
Himself - Runner
Joel Cohn
Himself - Grip
Larry Hovde
Director of The Last Affair
Henri Charr
Himself - Grip
Mark Lynch
Himself - Gaffer
Craig Summer
Himself - Soundman
Charles Zeiler
Herself - Star Actress
Debbie Dan
Himself - Acting Coach
William Derl-Davis
Himself - Make-up Man
Leslie Peller
Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
Sissel Hansen
Himself - Producer of The Last Affair
Alex Boas
Herself - Sleeping Girl
Betty Thomas
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