Beefcake (film)
| Beefcake | |
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DVD release cover
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| Directed by | Thom Fitzgerald |
| Produced by |
Shandi Mitchell Thom Fitzgerald |
| Written by | Thom Fitzgerald |
| Starring |
Daniel MacIvor Joshua Peace |
| Music by |
John Wesley Chisholm Michael Diabo John Roby |
| Cinematography | Tom Harting |
| Edited by | Susan Shanks |
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Release date
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1999 |
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Running time
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97 min. |
| Country | Canada / United Kingdom / France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $276,259 |
Beefcake (1999) is a docu-drama 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 (published by Taschen) and was directed by Thom Fitzgerald.
The film stars Daniel MacIvor, Carroll Godsman, Jack Griffin Mazieka, Jonathan Torrens, and Joshua Peace in pastiche recreations of life at the Athletic Model Guild, mixed with interviews with models and photographers whose work actually appeared in the early magazines, including Jack LaLanne and Joe Dallesandro. The film was shot in Nova Scotia.
Beefcake premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1999 and was released by Strand Releasing in the United States; it was nominated for three Genie Awards.
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