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L.A. Plays Itself

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L.A. Plays Itself
Title screen
Directed byFred Halsted
Written byFred Halsted
Produced byFred Halsted
StarringJim Frost
Rick Coates
Fred Halsted
Joey Yale
Bob Blount
CinematographyFred Halsted
Edited byFred Halsted
Production
company
Eight of Clubs
Distributed byHalsted Distribution[1]
Release date
April 1972
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

L.A. Plays Itself is a 1972 American experimental gay pornographic film, direct and produced by Fred Halsted.

At the film's screening, Salvador Dalí was reportedly quoted as saying, "new information for me".[2]

Legacy

The film is featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself, a documentary by Thom Andersen, which also borrows its name from the film.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "L.A. Plays Itself (1972)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ Sellabedra, Megan (16 December 2011). "Fred Halsted's Experimental Porn L.A Plays Itself: Even Dalí Thought It Was Freaky – Los Angeles Arts – Public Spectacle". laweekly.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Movies mentioned in Los Angeles Plays Itself (take 2)". Retrieved January 3, 2015.