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Interior. Leather Bar.

  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h
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Val Lauren in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
  • Drama
Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from Cruising (1980) as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from Cruising (1980) as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from Cruising (1980) as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • James Franco
    • Travis Mathews
  • Writer
    • Travis Mathews
  • Stars
    • Val Lauren
    • Christian Patrick
    • James Franco
Top credits
  • Directors
    • James Franco
    • Travis Mathews
  • Writer
    • Travis Mathews
  • Stars
    • Val Lauren
    • Christian Patrick
    • James Franco
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    • 21User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos2

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 1:49
    Theatrical Trailer
    Festival Version
    Trailer 1:50
    Festival Version

    Photos14

    Val Lauren and Christian Patrick in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Val Lauren in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Val Lauren and Christian Patrick in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    James Franco in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Travis Mathews in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Val Lauren and Christian Patrick in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    James Franco in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    James Franco and Val Lauren in Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
    Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)

    Top cast

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    Val Lauren
    Val Lauren
    • Valas Val…
    Christian Patrick
    • Master Averyas Master Avery
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Jamesas James
    Travis Mathews
    Travis Mathews
    • Travisas Travis
    Brenden Gregory
    • Brendenas Brenden
    Brad Roberge
    • Bradleyas Bradley
    • (as Bradley Roberge)
    Robbie Acklen
    • Robbieas Robbie
    Osbaldo Daniel Alvarez
    • Osbaldoas Osbaldo
    Andres Barcelo
    • Andresas Andres
    Samantha Barrows
    • Samanthaas Samantha
    Nick Buda
    • Nickas Nick
    Seana Carroll
    • Seanaas Seana
    Collin Chavez
    • Drag Queenas Drag Queen
    Jol Devitro
    • Jolas Jol
    Julie Diaz
    • Julieas Julie
    Brianna Getrost
    • Briannaas Brianna
    A.J. Goodrich
    • A.J.as A.J.
    Jonathan Howard
    • Jonathanas Jonathan
    • Directors
      • James Franco
      • Travis Mathews
    • Writer
      • Travis Mathews
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    Storyline

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    In order to avoid an X rating, 40 minutes of gay S&M footage was rumored to be cut and destroyed from Cruising (1980). 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. —Production
    • male nudity
    • male frontal nudity
    • penis
    • film set
    • filmmaking
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in What Is Cinema? (2013)
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      Written by Matt Keppel and Matthew Mercer

      Produced by Matthew Mercer

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    2/10
    Unnecessary film, too much talking "about" film making and gay cruising (emphasis on "about")
    I saw this film at the Berlinale film festival 2013, where I felt myself severely misled by the synopsis on the festival website. I saw a lot of meta-talk about cruising, about straight actors playing a gay role, about an actor being advised against getting involved in the project for the sake of his future career, and so on, with emphasis on "meta" and "about". And the bit of sex that was shown, was in a dancing atmosphere and not the traditional dark room. Maybe offensive for straight people but not very explicit, yet the festival website devoted a lot of attention to the revival of scenes deleted for fear for censors. Finally, I completely missed the insight in the film making process that was promised too. In short, an unnecessary film, not even a bit informative about this different universe we know nothing about.
    helpful•34
    10
    • JvH48
    • Jan 20, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2013 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • James Franco's Cruising
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RabbitBandini Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $42,534
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,218
      • Jan 5, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $42,534
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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