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Beefcake (1998)
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Cast: Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Jack Griffin Mazeika, Carroll Godsman
Runtime91 min
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A look at the 1950s muscle men's magazines and the representative industry which were popular supposedly as health and fitness magazines, but were in reality primarily being purchased by the still-underground homosexual community. Chief among the purveyors of this literature was Bob Mizer, who maintained a magazine and developed sexually inexplicit men's films for over 40 years. Aided by his mother, the two maintained a stable of not so innocent studs.
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Beefcake, a 1998 film directed by Thom Fitzgerald, is a drama and documentary hybrid that offers a historical look at the 1950s muscle men's magazine industry and its ties to the underground homosexual community. The film has received positive critical reception, with praise for its insightful exploration of this little-known aspect of LGBTQ+ history.
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Fans of 1950s cinema and LGBTQ+ history will find Beefcake (1998), directed by Thom Fitzgerald, to be a compelling and informative documentary that offers a unique look into the underground world of muscle magazines and the representative industry that served as a lifeline for the gay community in the mid-20th century.
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Beefcake (1999) is a docudrama homage to the muscle magazines of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s—in particular, Physique Pictorial magazine, published quarterly by Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild. It was inspired by a picture book by F. Valentine Hooven III and was directed by Thom Fitzgerald.
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