A Labor of Love (1976)
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)
Casting arrow_drop_down
Anna Welsh
as Herself - Production Manager
as Herself - Production Manager
Robin T. Ruthledge
as Himself - Cameraman
as Himself - Cameraman
Joel Cohn
as Himself - Runner
as Himself - Runner
Larry Hovde
as Himself - Grip
as Himself - Grip
Henri Charr
as Director of The Last Affair
as Director of The Last Affair
Mark Lynch
as Himself - Grip
as Himself - Grip
Craig Summer
as Himself - Gaffer
as Himself - Gaffer
Charles Zeiler
as Himself - Soundman
as Himself - Soundman
Debbie Dan
as Herself - Star Actress
as Herself - Star Actress
William Derl-Davis
as Himself - Acting Coach
as Himself - Acting Coach
Leslie Peller
as Himself - Make-up Man
as Himself - Make-up Man
Sissel Hansen
as Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
as Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
Alex Boas
as Himself - Producer of The Last Affair
as Himself - Producer of The Last Affair
Betty Thomas
as Herself - Sleeping Girl
as Herself - Sleeping Girl
Crew arrow_drop_down
Daniel Goldman
Director
Director
Robert Flaxman
Director
Director
Daniel Goldman
Producer
Producer
William Reis
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
John Iltis
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Kathryn J. Schubert
Editor
Editor
Robert Flaxman
Editor
Editor
Daniel Goldman
Sound
Sound
Jack Behrend
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Robert Flaxman
Cinematography
Cinematography
David Tekler
Sound
Sound
Robert Flaxman
Producer
Producer
