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A Labor of Love
A Labor of Love

A Labor of Love

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Documentary

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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)

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

01 January 1976

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anna Welsh

Anna Welsh

Herself - Production Manager

Robin T. Ruthledge

Robin T. Ruthledge

Himself - Cameraman

Joel Cohn

Joel Cohn

Himself - Runner

Larry Hovde

Larry Hovde

Himself - Grip

Henri Charr

Henri Charr

Director of The Last Affair

Mark Lynch

Mark Lynch

Himself - Grip

Craig Summer

Craig Summer

Himself - Gaffer

Charles Zeiler

Charles Zeiler

Himself - Soundman

Debbie Dan

Debbie Dan

Herself - Star Actress

William Derl-Davis

William Derl-Davis

Himself - Acting Coach

Leslie Peller

Leslie Peller

Himself - Make-up Man

Sissel Hansen

Sissel Hansen

Herself - Script Girl / Hooker

Alex Boas

Alex Boas

Himself - Producer of The Last Affair

Betty Thomas

Betty Thomas

Herself - Sleeping Girl

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