Kansas City Trucking Co. (1976 film)
| Kansas City Trucking Co. |
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| Directed by |
Tim Kincaid (as Joe Gage) |
| Produced by |
Sam Gage |
| Starring |
Richard Locke
Steve Boyd
Jack Wrangler |
| Music by |
Al Steinman |
| Cinematography |
Nick Elliot |
| Distributed by |
Joe Gage Films |
| Release date(s) |
1976 |
| Running time |
67 min. |
| Country |
United States |
| Language |
English |
Kansas City Trucking Co. is a 1976 gay pornographic film and the first in what has come to be known as directors Sam and Joe Gage's "Working Man Trilogy".[1][2] The film was produced in San Francisco,[1] and starred Richard Locke, Steve Boyd, and Jack Wrangler. Gage's "Working Man Trilogy" begins with Kansas City Trucking Co. (1976), continues with El Paso Wrecking Corp. (1977),[2] and concludes with L.A. Tool & Die (1979).[2]
Plot summary
Hank, a trucker, turns out new hire Joe on a long haul to the West Coast. The men masturbate together while on the road and participate in an all-male orgy at a truckers' bunkhouse in Los Angeles. The film features several trucking related double-entendres such as "wide load", "heavy load" and "men at work."[2]
Cast
- Steve Boyd as Joe
- Bud Jaspar as Fred
- Richard Locke as Hank
- Duff Paxton as Dan
- Maria Reina as Joe's Girl
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- Skip Sheppard as Billy, a hitchhiker
- Dane Tremmel as Otis, a cowboy
- Kurt Williams as Desert Rat
- Jack Wrangler as Jack
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Crew
Behind the scenes
- Richard Locke is the only actor to appear in all three "Working Man Trilogy" films.
- The original film included a "piss scene" not included in DVD releases as the result of distribution editing over the years, in which Richard Locke and Jack Wrangler were seen urinating on an unknown man, followed by Richard Locke and Steve Boyd urinating on Jack Wrangler.
- "Working Man Trilogy" was originally called "Kansas City Trilogy".
Awards
- In 2006, Adult Video News named "Working Man Trilogy" to the top ten most innovative, influential, and hottest gay movies of all time.
DVD releases
The films comprising "Working Man Trilogy" have been restored and are available on DVD.
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
- McCourt, James. Queer Street: The Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-1985. W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. ISBN (0-393-05051-3)
- Ramone, Mike, Tim Connelly, Peter Stokes, Acme Anderson (2006). The AVN Guide to the 500 Greatest Adult Films of All Time. Thunder's Mouth Press. (ISBN 1-56025-719-9).
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