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
as Herself - Production Manager
Robin T. Ruthledge
as Himself - Cameraman
Joel Cohn
as Himself - Runner
Larry Hovde
as Himself - Grip
Henri Charr
as Director of The Last Affair
Mark Lynch
as Himself - Grip
Craig Summer
as Himself - Gaffer
Charles Zeiler
as Himself - Soundman
Debbie Dan
as Herself - Star Actress
William Derl-Davis
as Himself - Acting Coach
