L.A. Plays Itself

L.A. Plays Itself
Title screen
Directed byFred Halsted
Written byFred Halsted
Produced byFred Halsted
Starring
  • Jim 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 (1972-04)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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

Cast

  • Jim Frost
  • Rick Coates
  • Fred Halsted
  • Joey Yale
  • Bob Blount

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)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Sellabedra, Megan (December 16, 2011). "Fred Halsted's Experimental Porn L.A Plays Itself: Even Dalí Thought It Was Freaky". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Movies mentioned in Los Angeles Plays Itself (take 2)". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.