L. A. Tool & Die (1979 film)

L. A. Tool & Die
Directed by Tim Kincaid (as Joe Gage)
Produced by Sam Gage
Starring Richard Locke
Will Seagers
Paul Barresi (as Paul Baressi)
Casey Donovan
Music by Al Steinman
Cinematography Nick Elliot
Distributed by Joe Gage Films
Release date(s) 1979
Running time 88 min.
Country  United States
Language English

L. A. Tool & Die is a 1979 gay pornographic film and the concluding film in what has come to be known as director Joe Gage's "Working Man Trilogy". The film stars Richard Locke, Will Seagers, and Paul Barresi (as Paul Baressi). Gage's "Working Man Trilogy" begins with Kansas City Trucking Co. (1976), continues with El Paso Wrecking Corp. (1978), and concludes with L. A. Tool & Die (1979).[1]

Contents

Summary

Plot

Hank has to decide between sexual freedom or settling down with Wylie, "the man of his dreams."[1]

Influence

Historian John Burger notes it is "the story of an unrequited love, in which Richard Locke follows the man of his dreams across the country. They eventually live happily ever after." He adds that this film came at the very end of the pre-AIDS filmmaking, when "all levels of erotic experience were faithfully documented by the porn industry... men could be whores, men could be monogamous, or men could cruise the spectrum in between." [2]

Behind the scenes

Cast[1]

In El Paso
At the Shack

On the Road

  • Joseph Kearns as Businessman
  • Richard Youngblood as Businessman's Lackey

At the Bar

  • Will Seagers as Wylie
  • Joe Walsh as Friend of Hank

In New Mexico

  • Terri Hannon as Raven (Woman with Gun)
  • Casey Donovan as "Fred" (Motorist)
  • Derrick Stanton as The Stranger (Fred's Boyfriend)

In Nogales

  • At the Park
  • Shawn Victors as Backpacker
  • Paul Barresi (as Paul Barressi) as the Man with the Red Car
  • Becky Bitter as the Woman
  • At the Gas Station
  • Johnny Falconberg as the Attendant

In Yuma

  • Dan Pace as The Coach
  • Scott Sinclair as Mr. Carson

In Oceanside

  • Roy Harwood as Windstorm Man
  • Greg Dale as Windstorm Man
  • Bob Damon as Windstorm Man

At L.A. Tool & Die

  • Bob Blount as Tank, Security Guard
  • Chuck Cord as Gabe

In Vietnam

  • Matthew Forde as Marine
  • Steve Rideout as Marine

On the Radio

  • Reverend Spoonball as the Radio Reverend

With Wylie

  • Schutzen as Wylie's Dog

And The Gage Men

  • Carlos Balajo
  • Joe Gage
  • Mr. Graham
  • Mr. Guild
  • Mr. Hitt
  • Beau Lovejoy
  • Max Osterhaut
  • Jose Solica
  • Nels Stensgaard
  • Shelly York

Crew[1]

  • Tim Kincaid (as Joe Gage), (director)
  • Tim Kincaid (as Joe Gage), (screenplay)
  • Sam Gage, (producer)
  • Al Steinman, (original music)
  • Richard Youngblood, (cinematography)
  • D.J. Davis, (film editor)
  • Paul Monsanto, (costumes)
  • Joe Walsh, (production manager)
  • G. C. Ojisan, (sound re-recording mixer)
  • Paul Bogner, (special effects supervisor)
  • Jill Levy, (optical effects supervisor)
  • Steven Arnold, (still photographer)
  • Louis DeVris, (still photographer)
  • Duncan Kahn, (key grip)
  • D.J. Davis, (gaffer)
  • Ross O'Loughlin, (still photographer)
  • Chuck Walmesly, (assistant lighting cameraman)
  • Chuck Thatcher, (musician: harmonica solos)
  • Larry Scott, (transportation)
  • Jon Denberg, (unit publicist)
  • Lorman Stanley, (location manager)
  • Jay Zimmer, (production accountant)
  • Tom DeSimone, (acknowledgement)
  • John Hood, (acknowledgement)
  • Wakefield Poole (acknowledgement)
  • Steve Scott, (acknowledgement)

DVD releases

The films comprising "Working Man Trilogy" have been restored and are available on DVD.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f L. A. Tool & Die (1979 film) at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ (Burger, 1995) p.24

References

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