A Labor of Love (1976)
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)
Directors: Robert Flaxman, Daniel Goldman.
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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 |
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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 |
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Betty Thomas as Herself - Sleeping Girl |
| Directing | Robert Flaxman | Director |
| Directing | Daniel Goldman | Director |
| Production | Jack Behrend | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Flaxman | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Goldman | Producer |
| Production | John Iltis | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Robert Flaxman | Cinematography |
| Editing | Robert Flaxman | Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Goldman | Sound |
| Sound | William Reis | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Tekler | Sound |
| Editing | Kathrin Schubert | Editor |
