LA plays itself ; Sextool ; The sex garage /
The film opens on a shot of the "Los Angeles City Limits" sign. It then cuts to Fred Halsted taking a walk in the forest and coming upon a man sunning himself in the nude. They briefly talk and end up having passionate sex in the wilderness only to be interrupted by bulldozers destroying t...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue ; with optional Spanish or French subtitles. Closed-captioned in English. |
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[Los Angeles, California] :
Altered Innocence,
[2021]
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| Series: | The Fred Halsted collection
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| Summary: | The film opens on a shot of the "Los Angeles City Limits" sign. It then cuts to Fred Halsted taking a walk in the forest and coming upon a man sunning himself in the nude. They briefly talk and end up having passionate sex in the wilderness only to be interrupted by bulldozers destroying the wildlife area in order to build a new suburb. The film suddenly switches to inner city Los Angeles as Halsted and a man from Texas discuss in voice over the problems with modern society and the dishonesty of most people. This is inter-cut with shots of hustlers, bums, vagrants, porn theaters and shops, as well as footage of a man (presumably the Texan) being brutally tortured by Halsted. Eventually the man is bound and left helpless in a closet, a symbol of the violent and trapping nature of Los Angeles. The film ends on shots of newspapers saying that a young man was found dead after being tortured. |
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| Item Description: | LA plays itself and The sex garage originally released as a motion pictures in 1972. Sextool originally released in 1975. Wide screen. Bonus features: audiocommentaries on LA plays itself and Sextool by Evan Purchell, K.J. Shepherd and Tyler Thomas of Ask Any Body ; audio commentary on The Sex Garage by Evan Purchell ; bonus film Track It ; video intervew with Halsted Plays Himself authoe William E. Jones ; Sanitizing Halsted, a video essay by Caden Mark Gardner ; LA Plays Itself original ending ; Sextool original opening ; trailers. Boklet (18 pages ; illustrations) with essays by William E. Jones and Bradford Nordeen inserted in container. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 pages ; 15 cm). |
| Format: | Blu-ray disc, region A; wide screen; 5.1 surround sound; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | LA plays itself: cinematography and editing, Fred Halsted. Sextool (1975 ; 61 min): Halsted/Brown present ; produced by Taylor Brown, Fred Halsted, original score by Donald Geoffreys ; director and cinematographer, Fred Halsted. The sex garage (1972 ; 35 min): produced and directed by Fred Halsted. |