Beefcake (1998)
'Beefcake', ein Film vom preisgekrönten Regisseur Thom Fitzgerald nach dem gleichnamigen Buch von Valentine Hooven III. In den fünfziger Jahren waren sie so populär wie nie: Sport-Illustrierte, 'Physique Magazines', Magazine voller Bilder von gutgeölt-glänzenden Muskelmännern, dazu gab es durchaus ernst gemeinte Ratschläge zur Förderung der eigenen körperlichen Gesundheit. Doch hinter den schönen Körpern verbarg sich eine Geheimwelt, die sich nur wenigen Insidern öffnete. Thom Fitzgerald, der Regisseur des preisgekrönten Films 'The Event' (2003) und 'The Hanging Garden' (1997), führt uns hinter die Kulissen dieser geheimnisvollen Welt. 'Beefcake' ist die erstaunliche und zugleich provokante Geschichte vom Aufstieg und Fall des Fotografen Bob Mizer. Mizer war Verleger des populären Magazins "Physique Pictorial", welches eine treue Anhängerschaft sowohl unter schwulen Männern, Frauen als auch arrivierten Athleten besaß - bis Mizer deswegen vor Gericht kam.
Der Regisseur: Thom Fitzgerald
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Daniel MacIvor as Bob Mizer |
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Joshua Peace as Neil E. O'Hara |
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Jack Griffin Mazeika as Red |
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Carroll Godsman as Delia Mizer |
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Jonathan Torrens as David |
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Thomas Wayne Harris as Mizer's Attorney |
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Jaime Robertson as Prosecuting Attorney |
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Dick Sircom as Judge |
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Thom Fitzgerald as LaFleur's Attorney |
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Orest Ulan as Defence |
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Glen Deveau as Soldier Just Off the Bus |
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Andrew Miller as Tiny |
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Marla McLean as Cabaret Singer |
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Daniel McLaren as AMG Model |
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Bernard Robichaud as Jukie |
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Marc St. Onge as Drug Addict |
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Steve MacLaughlin as LaFleur |
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Andy Smith as Arthur Bob |
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Michael Weir as AMG Model |
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Marc Le Blanc as AMG Model |
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Timothy Phillips as Bob Mizer (age 12) |
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Jonathan Langlois-Sadubin as Neil's Brother |
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Lucy Decoutere as Champ's Wife |
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Renee Penney as Court Stenographer |
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Joe Dacey as Attorney |
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Megan Richards as Doris' Date |
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Liz Anderson as Doris |
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Sarah Dunsworth as Blonde Kitten |
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Kathy Pederson as Brunette Kitten |
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Mark Burt as AMG Model |
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Brian Breau as AMG Model |
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Mitchell Landzaat as Arresting Officer |
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Stephen Arnold as Newsstand Clerk |
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Jane Kansas as Neil's Mother |
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Wayne Bedwell as AMG Model |
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Reuben Lee Aulos as AMG Model |
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Larry Dunn as AMG Model |
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Bobby Lawrance as AMG Model |
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Dick Scholer as Satyr with Panpipes |
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Brad Allen as AMG Model |
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Gary Herman as AMG Model |
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Ed James as AMG Model |
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Ray Vallejo as AMG Model |
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Bob Wilson as AMG Model |
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David Stubbs as AMG Model |
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Mitch Hadin as AMG Model |
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David Jones as AMG Model |
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Larry Cotrell as AMG Model |
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Chuck as AMG Model |
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Johnnie Dylan as AMG Model |
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Ed McMahan as AMG Model |
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Dave Gable as AMG Model |
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Lester Frank as AMG Model |
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Paul Jackson as AMG Model |
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Eddie Stevens as AMG Model |
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Larry Ahrendt as AMG Model |
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Dave Connly as AMG Model |
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Johnny Stacy as AMG Model |
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Boris Demitroff as AMG Model |
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Kenny Aloha as AMG Model |
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John Menendez as AMG Model |
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Lou La Venture as AMG Model |
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John Stinson as AMG Model |
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Lucky Rand as AMG Model |
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Robert Akron as AMG Model |
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Bob Kennedy as AMG Model |
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Gerald Jones as AMG Model |
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Terry Caldwell as AMG Model |
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Jerry Silvey as AMG Model |
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Lenny Schwartz as AMG Model |
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John Manning as AMG Model |
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Ron Thompson as AMG Model |
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Skeeter Block as AMG Model |
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Bob Sheahan as AMG Model |
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Jim Wisdom as AMG Model |
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Bob Glennon as AMG Model |
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Mike Brooks as AMG Model |
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Bob Jackson as AMG Model |
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Dino Ferzanno as AMG Model |
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Eddie O'Malley as AMG Model |
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Casey Parker as AMG Model |
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Billy as Billy the Goat |
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Blackie Preston as AMG Model |
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Jim Johnson as AMG Model |
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David Mineric as AMG Model |
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Guy Michols as AMG Model |
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Don Brandon as AMG Model |
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Larry Murdoch as AMG Model |
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D'Arcy Poultney as Joe Mizer |
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Tom Romard as Indignant Man |
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Ann Marra Shaftel as Happy Reader |
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Shaun D. Richardson as Chuck |
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Jeffery Pocock as Ramon |
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Raymond Kettless as Rudolph |
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Phil Greyson as Goin' my way guy... |
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Fernando Arias as Extra |
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Dreux Ellis as Extra |
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Darren Nauss as Extra |
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Randy Boliver as AMG Model |
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Luc Bouille as Extra |
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Adam Cuvilier as Extra |
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Anthony Helpard as Extra |
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Valentine Hooven as Self |
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Jack LaLanne as Self |
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Jim Lassiter as Self |
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Joe Leitel as Self |
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Dave Martin as Self |
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Bob Mizer as Self (archive footage) |
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Wayne Stanley as Self |
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Russ Warner as Self |
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Joe Dallesandro as Self |
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James MacSwain as Mr. Summers (Max of Hollywood) |
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Buddy Love as AMG Model |
| Directing | Thom Fitzgerald | Director |
| Writing | Thom Fitzgerald | Writer |
| Writing | Valentine Hooven | Original Story |
| Production | Barbara Badessi | Associate Producer |
| Production | Marc Betsworth | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dreux Ellis | Associate Producer |
| Production | Thom Fitzgerald | Producer |
| Production | Shandi Mitchell | Producer |
| Production | Michael Schaefer | Production Assistant |
| Sound | John Roby | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Susan Shanks | Editor |
| Editing | Michael Weir | Editor |
| Production | Michael Weir | Casting Director |
| Art | D'Arcy Poultney | Production Design |
| Art | Jennifer Stewart | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | James A. Worthen | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Kayla Popp | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jason Shipley | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alastair Gray | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Brian Power | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Virginia Storey | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Clive Turner | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Randy Wilson | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Wilson | Foley Recordist |
| Camera | Chris Baxter | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Christopher Mitchell | Music |
| Sound | Keith Power | Musician |
| Sound | Trevor Wentzell | Musician |
| Production | Margaret Harrison | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Craig Mann | Sound |
| Sound | Lou Solakofski | Sound |
| Sound | Orest Sushko | Sound |
| Camera | Thomas M. Harting | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Wesley Chisholm | Songs |
| Sound | Michael Diabo | Original Music Composer |