A Labor of Love
4.7(3) 1976-01-01 70 minDocumentary
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 credits on TMDBCast & characters
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Anna Welsh
as Herself - Production Manager
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Robin T. Ruthledge
as Himself - Cameraman
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Joel Cohn
as Himself - Runner
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Larry Hovde
as Himself - Grip
Henri Charr
as Director of The Last Affair
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Mark Lynch
as Himself - Grip
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Craig Summer
as Himself - Gaffer
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Charles Zeiler
as Himself - Soundman
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Debbie Dan
as Herself - Star Actress
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William Derl-Davis
as Himself - Acting Coach
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Leslie Peller
as Himself - Make-up Man
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Sissel Hansen
as Herself - Script Girl / Hooker
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Alex Boas
as Himself - Producer of The Last Affair
Betty Thomas
as Herself - Sleeping Girl
