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Beefcake (1999)

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Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A fascinating look back in time at the beefcake and muscle magazines of the 1950s and '60s, highlighting the life of Bob Mizer, a photographer and magazine publisher in the days when gay erotica... A fascinating look back in time at the beefcake and muscle magazines of the 1950s and '60s, highlighting the life of Bob Mizer, a photographer and magazine publisher in the days when gay erotica had to be disguised as fitness material. Includes dramatizations of Mizer's life and the stories of some of the young men he photographed, plus interviews with such figures as fitness legend Jack LaLanne and actor/ model Joe Dallesandro. [More]

Starring: Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Carroll Godsman, Jack LaLanne

Starring: Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Carroll Godsman, Jack LaLanne, Joe Dallesandro

Director: Thom Fitzgerald

Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Screenwriter: Thom Fitzgerald
Producer: Shandi Mitchell, Thom Fitzgerald

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Beefcake makes a good effort; ultimately, though, it's a little too wooden even for camp.

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