A Labor of Love

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)

Cast

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

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