Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)

Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from "Cruising" as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.

Directors:

James Franco, Travis Mathews

Writer:

Travis Mathews

Stars:

Val Lauren, Christian Patrick, James Franco

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Val Lauren	...	Val / Steve
Christian Patrick	...	Master Avery
Brenden Gregory	...	Brenden
Brad Roberge	...	Bradley (as Bradley Roberge)
Robbie Acklen	...	Robbie
Osbaldo Daniel Alvarez	...	Osbaldo
Andres Barcelo	...	Andres
Samantha Barrows	...	Samantha
Nick Buda	...	Nick
Seana Carroll	...	Seana
Collin Chavez	...	Drag Queen
Jol Devitro	...	Jol
Julie Diaz	...	Julie
James Franco	...	James
Brianna Getrost	...	Brianna

Storyline

In order to avoid an X rating, 40 minutes of gay S&M footage was rumored to be cut and destroyed from the 1980 film, "Cruising." Inspired by the mythology of this controversial film, filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews collaborate to imagine their own lost footage. Amid the backdrop of a frenzied film set actor Val Lauren reluctantly agrees to take the lead in the film. Val is repeatedly forced to negotiate his boundaries during scenes on and "off camera," as unsimulated gay sex happens around him. The film itself is constructed as a play with boundaries remaining queer in subject and form. As much a film about filmmaking as it is about an exploration of sexual and creative freedom, "Interior. Leather Bar." defies easy categorization.

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Plot Keywords:

pubic hair | male pubic hair | penis | male nudity | male frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2013 (Germany)

Also Known As:

James Franco's Cruising

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,218 (USA) (3 January 2014)

Gross:

$40,862 (USA) (11 April 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RabbitBandini Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

James: I don't like the fact that I feel I've been brought up to think a certain way. I don't like thinking that. I don't like realizing that my mind has been twisted by the way that the world has been set up around me. And what that is is straight, normative kind of behavior. And it's fucking been installed into my brain.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

Duck Fat Pecan Pie
Written and Performed by Adam Finken (2010)

User Reviews

Beyond boring: Dreadful

How this 60 minute piece of drivel ever got made, or was released, is beyond comprehension. It is nothing more than an extremely tedious version of what used to be known as "vanity press". Franco should be ashamed of himself. Why he, his collaborator, and the "actors" in this piece of garbage thought they had anything constructive to say about "rumored" cuts made to a 50-year old film, borders on the incredulous. Anyone can "imagine" what those phantom 40 minutes of sex in a leather bar might actually have shown. I imagine it would be a whole lot less boring and painful to watch than this waste of film (or tape). Anyone who had anything to do with this dreadful enterprise should be forever banned from film-making!