Synopsis
This film looks at the 1950's muscle men's magazines and the representative industry that 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. At the end, the film moves into a court room drama as Mizer is tried for running a male-prostitute ring in the early 60's. Clips of Mizer's actual films starring individuals, such as Jack LaLanne and Joe Dallesandro, are included.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.2%
Critic Consensus
0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.
character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Daniel MacIvor | 1999 | $3,000 | $6,000 | (est) |
| Carroll Godsman | 1999 | $2,000 | $3,000 | (est) |
| J. Griffin Mazeika | 1999 | $1,000 | $3,000 | (est) |
| Jonathan Torrens | 1999 | $1,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
| Josh Peace | 1999 | $1,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
| Jack LaLanne | 1999 | $1,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
| Joe Dallesandro | 1999 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes1,106
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1999 | $276,259 | $520,183 |
| International | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1999 | $276,259 | $520,183 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1999 | $138,130 | $260,091 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1999 | $5,561,000 | $10,471,102 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1999 | $7,187,000 | $13,532,784 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1999 | $116,029 | $218,477 |
| Total Revenues | 1999 | $13,002,158 | $24,482,455 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1999 | $256,000 (est) | $482,036 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1999 | $221,000 (est) | $416,133 (est) |
| Participations | 1999 | $520,000 | $979,136 |
| Residuals ? | 1999 | $940,000 | $1,769,976 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1999 | $51,200 | $96,407 |
| Total Expenses | 1999 | $1,988,200 | $3,743,687 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1999 | $11,013,958 | $20,738,767 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $5,781,000, DVD $1,407,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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