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The Toilers and the Wayfarers (1996)
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14 March 1997 (USA) morePlot:
Phillip and Dieter nearly suffocate hiding their sexual identity in the face of puritanical small town values... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Earnest look at the "lost" lives of young mid-west gay men. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Matt Klemp | ... | Dieter |
| Ralf Schirg | ... | Udo |
| Andrew Woodhouse | ... | Phillip |
| Jerome Samuels | ... | Helmut |
| Joan Wheeler | ... | Anna |
| Michael Glen | ... | Lt. Scallion |
| Ralph Jacobus | ... | Carl |
| Douglas Blacks | ... | Gym Coach / Man at Bus Depot |
| Anthony C. Paul | ... | Paul |
| Johanna Stucki | ... | Renate |
| Alex Cole | ... | Car Dealer |
| Michael A. Sward | ... | Gay Hustler |
| Kevin Burns | ... | Assistant Detective 1 |
| Scott Bukowski | ... | Assistant Detective 2 |
| James Hulbert | ... | Pastor |
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James Frank Tittle developed a small track to dolly the camera on. This was needed due to the cramped quarters of "Anna's" house. moreFAQ
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This is an earnest though uneven look at a trio of young men living in Americanized German homes in the American mid-west. One is an alcoholic layabout who serves as a catalyst in the self-realization of two teen best friends as gay men. One moves to the city and becomes a hustler. The other follows and drifts into the same life, then drifts away from the first friend. It's sad and poignant. Here are the young and unskilled who have nothing to turn to after parental rejection - an all too common plight among our gay teenager population. The acting is uneven and the script needs tightening - could be well as a remake in color with more depth of character and tighter direction. Matt Klemp as Dieter is stunningly beautiful and although his acting waffles in the first half of the film, once he has assumed the identity of the hardened hustler, he is impressive. He should stick with an acting career. Well worth a watch.