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| Boys in the Sand | |
|---|---|
 Original newspaper ad | |
| Directed by | Wakefield Poole |
| Written by | Wakefield Poole |
| Produced by | Wakefield Poole Marvin Shulman |
| Starring | Casey Donovan Peter Fisk Danny Di Cioccio Tommy Moore |
| Distributed by | Poolemar |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,000 USD (estimated) |
Boys in the Sand is a landmark[1] American gay pornographic film, released early in the Golden Age of Porn. The 1971[2] film was directed by Wakefield Poole and stars Casey Donovan.[3] It was the first gay porn film to include credits and to be reviewed by the film industry journal Variety,[4] and one of the earliest porn films – after Andy Warhol's 1969 film Blue Movie,[5][6][7][8] but preceding 1972's Deep Throat – to gain mainstream credibility.
Produced on a budget of about $8,000,[3] the film collects three segments depicting Donovan's sexual adventures at a gay beach resort. Promoted by Poole with an advertising campaign unprecedented for a pornographic feature, it premiered in 1971 at the 253-seat[9] 55th Street Playhouse in Manhattan,[10][9] where it was an immediate critical and commercial success.[3] The film brought Donovan international recognition. A sequel Boys in the Sand II was eventually released in 1986, but in the much-changed film and porn markets did not match the success of the original.
The film's title is a parodic reference to the 1968 Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band, which had been adapted into a 1970 film of the same name.[11]
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- ^ Jeffrey Escoffier, "Beefcake to Hardcore: Gay Pornography and the Sexual Revolution," in Sex Scene. Media and the Sexual Revolution, ed. Eric Schaefer, Duke University Press, 2014, ISBN 9780822356424, pp. 319-347, at p. 319.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (July 22, 1969). "Movie Review - Blue Movie (1968) Screen: Andy Warhol's 'Blue Movie'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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- ^ Haggerty, George E. (2015). A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 339. ISBN 9781119000853. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Staff (2004). "55th Street Playhouse - 154 E. 55th Street, New York, New York 10022". CinemaTreasures.org. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Lassen, Amos (April 20, 2014). ""Boys in the Sand"— One of the Most Successful Gay Films of All Time". GLBT Film. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Halter, Ed (June 18, 2002). "Return to Paradise". Village Voice. Retrieved November 10, 2017.