Beefcake

Beefcake (1998)

30 Jun 2000 • Drama • 1h 31m
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This film looks at the 1950's muscle men's magazines and the representative industry that were popular supposedly as health and fitness magazines, but were in reality primarily being purchased by the still underground homosexual community. Chief among the purveyors of this literature was Bob Mizer, who maintained a magazine and developed sexually inexplicit men's films for over 40 years. Aided by his mother, the two maintained a stable of not so innocent studs. At the end, the film moves into a court room drama as Mizer is tried for running a male-prostitute ring in the early 60's. Clips of Mizer's actual films starring individuals, such as Jack LaLanne and Joe Dallesandro, are included.

Thom Fitzgerald
Director
Thom Fitzgerald, Valentine Hooven
Writer
Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Jack Griffin Mazeika
Starring

Language: English
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
Country: Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy
Metacritic Score: 52
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $276,259

6.7

IMDb (1064 votes)
57%
Rotten Tomatoes
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