SAN FRANCISCO - Athletic Model Guild has launched a new line under the AMG Film Classics umbrella. Theatre Film Classics' first remastered titles from the AMG vault are "Why the Wooden Indian Wouldn't" and "Billy Boy."
Dennis Bell, president and creative director of AMG, says, "Gay porn at the time [these movies were produced] barely existed. The 1960s were marked by major battles with the federal government over images of nude men. When the feds started to back off and laws began to loosen, there was a strong demand for sex films."
Aside from private AMG screenings, some of the films in the AMG archives have not been seen since they were screened at the Park Theatre in Los Angeles 40 years ago.
"Why The Wooden Indian Wouldn't" also features "Not For Sale," "My Brother the Sister," and "Cowboy & the Rancher's Son," all of which are 15-minute shorts that show everything but penetration. Billy Boy is a full-length feature, which is considered one of the most significant of Bob Mizer's work.
Bell says of the "Billy Boy," "When I projected the first reel of ‘Billy Boy,' already knowing this was the same reel that ran at Los Angeles' Park Theatre, I heard Bob Mizer doing voiceovers of the cop in the first scene, and that really brought it home for me. This was the first hardcore action in the business, before Colt, before Falcon, before anyone else made a commercial effort at gay porn. While it required extensive color and sound restoration, this film is certainly something worth showing the world a second time, even if almost 40 years later."
Both films are currently available at AMG's Internet store. "Why the Wooden Indian Wouldn't" is set for release November 21. "Billy Boy" will be released January 8.
For more info, contact Christopher Trout at (877) AMG-DIRECT (264-3473) or [email protected].
All models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance. 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
