A Labor of Love (1976)

Plot Summary

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)

Full Cast & Characters

Anna Welsh

Herself - Production Manager

Robin T. Ruthledge

Himself - Cameraman

Joel Cohn

Himself - Runner

Larry Hovde

Himself - Grip

Henri Charr

Director of The Last Affair

Mark Lynch

Himself - Grip

Craig Summer

Himself - Gaffer

Charles Zeiler

Himself - Soundman

Debbie Dan

Herself - Star Actress

William Derl-Davis

Himself - Acting Coach

Leslie Peller

Himself - Make-up Man

Sissel Hansen

Herself - Script Girl / Hooker

Director & Crew

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