El Paso Wrecking Corp. (1978 film)

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name = El Paso Wrecking Corp.


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director = Tim Kincaid (as Joe Gage)
producer = Sam Gage
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starring = Fred Halsted
Richard Locke
music = Al Steinman
cinematography = Nick Elliot
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distributor = Joe Gage Films
released = 1978
runtime = 90 min.
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0077481

"El Paso Wrecking Corp." is a 1978 gay pornographic film and the second in what has come to be known as director Joe Gage's "Working Man Trilogy". The film stars Richard Locke and Fred Halsted. 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).

Plot summary

Hank and Gene are fired from their trucker jobs after an alcohol-fueled brawl. The two search for opportunities in the blue-collar workforce, but are often distracted by other men along the way.

Cast

* Richard Locke as Hank
* Fred Halsted as Gene
* Beth McDyer as Lil
* Georgina Spelvin as Millie, Roadhouse Owner
* Steve King as Will, as Voyeuristic Man
* Jeanne Marie Marchaud as Voyeuristic Woman
* Stan Braddock as Foreman
* Aaron Taylor as Jim as Man in Car
* Robert Snowden as Wayne as Man in Car
* Keith Anthoni as Boyd, Bike Rider
* Kenneth Brown as Chuck, Stranded Motorist
* Rob Carter as Homer, Mechanic
* Clay Russell as Roy, Park Ranger
* Veronica Compton as Cindi
* Guillermo Ricardo as Diego, Gardener
* Lou Davis as Roger, Repairman
* Jared Benson as Seth
* Mike Morris as Mr. Harris
* Hal Dorn
* Tim Kincaid
* Ty Harper
* Elmer Jackson
* Yank Jankowski
* Christian Laage
* Buck Lingren
* Bill Oberfeldt
* Al Yeager

Crew

*Tim Kincaid (as Joe Gage), (director)
*Tim Kincaid (as Joe Gage), (writer)
*Sam Gage, (producer)
*Al Steinman, (music)
*Chuck Thatcher, (harmonica solos)
*Nick Elliot, (director of photography)
*Glen Nathan, (sound: stage mixer)
*Harlan Archer, (re-recording mixer)
*Howard Johns, (production manager)
*Derek Ritchie, (master carpenter)
*Paul Bogner, (special effects supervisor)
*Richard Lyle, (still photographer)
*Jill Levy, (optical effects supervisor)
*Jon Denberg, (unit publicist)
*Nancy Villagran, (graphics consultant)
*Jay Zimmer, (production accountant)

Behind the scenes

* Richard Locke was the only actor to appear in all three "Working Man Trilogy" films.
* "Working Man Trilogy" was originally called "Kansas City Trilogy".

Awards

*Joe Gage became a 2001 GayVN Video Awards Hall of Fame inductee, largely because of the significance of his "Working Man" trilogy. James McCourt described Gage as "the Douglas Sirk of queer porn." [McCourt, James. "Queer Street: The Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-1985". W. W. Norton & Company, (2003), p.326. ISBN 0-393-05051-3 ]

*In 2006, Adult Video News named "Working Man Trilogy" to the top ten most innovative, influential, and hottest gay movies of all time.

DVD releases

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

ee also

* Tim Kincaid
* Gay pornography
* List of gay porn stars
* List of gay pornographic movie studios
* Bisexual pornography (genre)

References

*Burger, John R. "One-Handed Histories: The Eroto-Politics of Gay Male Video Pornography". Haworth Press. (ISBN 1-56024-860-2)
*McCourt, James. "Queer Street: The Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-1985". W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. ISBN (0-393-05051-3)
*Ramone, Mike, Tim Connelly, Peter Stokes, Acme Anderson (2006). "The AVN Guide to the 500 Greatest Adult Films of All Time". Thunder's Mouth Press. (ISBN 1-56025-719-9).

External links

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