Boys in the Sand


1h 30m 1971

Brief Synopsis

Wakefield Poole's "Boys in the Sand" proved to be an epochal endeavor for gay filmmaking. When it was released at the end of 1971, it would prove to be one of the most successful independent hardcore productions to have a theatrical run. It was also reviewed in the mainstream press, a rarity for an

Film Details

Release Date
1971

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Wakefield Poole's "Boys in the Sand" proved to be an epochal endeavor for gay filmmaking. When it was released at the end of 1971, it would prove to be one of the most successful independent hardcore productions to have a theatrical run. It was also reviewed in the mainstream press, a rarity for an explicitly homoerotic film. It made a minor celebrity of "Casey Donovan," the pseudonym of the actor-model John Calvin Culver (1943-1987)... The romantic innocence of this film can be seen as intended 25 years ago, as a theatrical experience of the then-burgeoning gay sexuality.

Film Details

Release Date
1971

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Released in United States 1971

Released in United States July 1996

Released in United States June 1996

Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 6-16, 1996.

Shown at Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 11-21, 1996.

Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 6-16, 1996.)

Released in United States July 1996 (Shown at Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 11-21, 1996.)

Released in United States 1971