A Labor of Love

A Labor of Love (1976)

4.7 70 min Movie
Documentary

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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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

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