Boys in the Sand

Boys in the Sand is a landmark American gay pornographic film released at the very beginnings of the Golden Age of Porn. The 1971 film was directed by Wakefield Poole and stars Casey Donovan. Boys in the Sand was the first gay porn film to include credits, to achieve crossover success, to be reviewed by Variety, and one of the earliest porn films, after 1969s Blue Movie by Andy Warhol, to gain mainstream credibility, preceding 1972s Deep Throat by nearly a year.

Poole was inspired to make the film after he went with some friends to see a film called Highway Hustler. After watching the film, he said to a friend, This is the worst, ugliest movie Ive ever seen Somebody oughta be able to do something better than this. Poole was convinced that he was that somebody I wanted to make a film that gay people could look at and say, I dont mind being gay its beautiful to see those people do what theyre doing. Having enlisted the help of his lover, Peter Fisk, and another man, Poole first shot a tenminute segment entitled Bayside.The success of that initial shoot convinced Poole to plan two more segments and seek theatrical distribution for the completed work. He hired Tommy Moore and Casey Donovan for the third segment, Inside. When Fisks scene partner from Bayside heard about the potential distribution deal, he refused to sign release forms until he was guaranteedof the profits. Instead, Poole decided to scrap the segment and reshoot with Fisk and Donovan. The resulting footage was so good that Poole decided to use Donovan for the second segment as well, entitled Poolside, and construct the loose storyline around him. The three segments were filmed on a budget of 8,000 over three successive weekends in August 1971 in the gay resort area of Cherry Grove, New York, on Fire Island. ........

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