Movie: A Labor of Love

Top 10 Billed Cast

Anna Welsh
Anna Welsh

Herself - Production Manager

Robin T. Ruthledge
Robin T. Ruthledge

Himself - Cameraman

Joel Cohn
Joel Cohn

Himself - Runner

Larry Hovde
Larry Hovde

Himself - Grip

Henri Charr
Henri Charr

Director of The Last Affair

Mark Lynch
Mark Lynch

Himself - Grip

Craig Summer
Craig Summer

Himself - Gaffer

Charles Zeiler
Charles Zeiler

Himself - Soundman

Debbie Dan
Debbie Dan

Herself - Star Actress

William Derl-Davis
William Derl-Davis

Himself - Acting Coach

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    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)

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    1976-01-01

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    3

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