The Best of J. Brian

Overview

This well-edited and narrated retrospective of gay fuck flick pioneer filmmaker J. Brian (Brian J. Donohue) sparkles precisely because of what it lacks: the artist himself, speaking in his own words. This serious omission allows the artist's work to speak both for him and for itself, and allows the viewer a freshness unencumbered by bias. The work, five films and seven vignettes, speaks loudly of J. Brian's vision of youth, sexual freedom, and naturalism unfettered by society or its constraints.

Cast

Jamie Wingo

(segment "Flashbacks") (archive footage)

Hugh Davidson

(segment "J. Brian's Raw Country") (archive footage)

Ron Pearson

(segment "Flashbacks") (archive footage)

Dean Chasson

(segment "Tuesday Morning Workout") (archive footage)