Wakefield Poole
Director · 1936 – 2021 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Walter Wakefield Poole III (February 24, 1936 – October 27, 2021) was an American dancer, choreographer, theatrical director, and pioneering film director in the gay pornography industry during the 1970s and 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wakefield Poole, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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MovieAn experimental and humorous rainy day romp involving director Wakefield Poole's beloved Warhol Marilyns, his boyfriend Peter Fisk, Julia Child and the kitchen sink (literally and figuratively). The film creates whimsy by incorporating household film footage, pop culture references from TV, and Poole's eclectic and sometimes campy use of music.
Head Film
1971
Movie5.8DocumentaryPioneer erotic film maker Peter de Rome talks about his life and work.
Peter de Rome: Grandfather of Gay Porn
2014 · 9 votes
Movie6.6DocumentaryHe slept with Sal Mineo, was photographed by Andy Warhol, and he was lusted after by millions of men around the world. Model, photographer, filmmaker, clothing designer, and porn icon Peter Berlin is his own greatest creation. Berlin is front and center in this bio documentary from director Jim Tushinski, and featuring interviews with director John Waters, novelist Armistead Maupin, 70s porn director Wakefield Poole and more, all with Berlin as the subject. This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch-boy haircut
That Man: Peter Berlin
2006 · 15 votes
Movie4.2DocumentaryI Always Said Yes is a portrait of pioneering filmmaker Wakefield Poole, whose careers as dancer, choreographer, and director spanned the golden years of Broadway, television, porno chic, and gay liberation.
I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole
2013 · 6 votes
MovieDocumentaryAfter forty years, director Wakefield Poole revisits the Fire Island Pines houses he used as locations for his iconic film BOYS IN THE SAND.
Movie9.5FantasyDramaExplores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.
Take One
1977 · 2 votes
Movie7.2FantasyHorrorA construction worker witnesses a car accident and pockets the female victim's purse, in which he discovers her invitation to a club named Bijou. There, he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.
Bijou
1972 · 19 votes