A Labor of Love (1976) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1976 · 70 mins · English

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Directed by

Robert Flaxman, Daniel Goldman

Starring

Betty Thomas, Henri Charr, Mark Lynch, Anna Welsh, Larry Hovde, Robin T. Ruthledge

In 1975 Chicago filmmakers Flaxman and Goldman were given free rein to document the making of the low‑budget adult film THE LAST AFFAIR. Neither the director—who imagined a Fellini‑Bergman mix—nor the cast, including future stars Betty Thomas and Ron Dean, had any industry experience. Shot in cinema‑vérité style, A LABOR OF LOVE humorously exposes on‑set hostility, performers’ insecurities, improvised substitutes for bodily fluids, and a director who openly loathes the project.