Boys in the Sand

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Boys in the Sand ( 1971 ) (Theme: Gay Porn) Starring Casey Donovan

Boys in the Sand

Starring Casey Donovan
Released 1971

Boys in the Sand is a landmark 1971 gay pornographic film. The film, directed by Wakefield Poole and starring Casey Donovan, was the first gay porn film to achieve mainstream crossover success and one of the earliest such films of any stripe to gain mainstream credibility, preceding Deep Throat by nearly a year. The title is drawn from that of the Mart Crowley play and film The Boys in the Band but the two are otherwise unrelated.

Poole was inspired to make the film after some friends and he went to see Highway Hustler, a film which Poole considered very poorly done. Convinced he could do better, Poole enlisted his lover, Peter Fisk, and another man and shot a ten-minute segment entitled "Bayside." The success of that initial shoot convinced Poole to plan two more segments and seek theatrical distribution for the completed work. Poole hired Tommy Moore and Casey Donovan for the third segment, "Inside." When Fisk's scene partner from "Bayside" heard about the potential distribution deal, he refused to sign release forms until he was guaranteed 20% of the profits. Instead, Poole decided to scrap the segment and re-shoot with Fisk and Donovan. The resulting footage was so good that Poole decided to use Donovan for the second segment as well, entitled "Poolside," and construct the loose storyline around him. The three segments were filmed over three successive weekends in August of 1971.

Summary

Boys in the Sand is composed of three segments set in the gay resort beach area of Fire Island.

In the first segment, "Bayside," the dark, bearded Peter Fisk walks along the wooded paths of the island until reaching a beach. He strips and sunbathes on a blanket. Suddenly, out in the water, in a filmic moment that would become iconic in gay porn, the blond naked Donovan appears and runs up onto the beach to Fisk. Fisk performs oral sex on Donovan, who then leads Fisk into the woods. Fisk grabs the blanket and follows, catching up to Donovan in a clearing. They kiss and touch each other, then Donovan takes a studded leather strap from Fisk's wrist and attaches it around Fisk's genitalia. They continue the scene, with each performing oral sex on the other and Donovan penetrating Fisk. Following Donovan's climax he returns to servicing Fisk orally and, as Fisk is climaxing, momentary flashes of previous scenes are intercut. The scene ends with Fisk taking the strap from his genitals and attaching it around Donovan's wrist. Fisk runs into the ocean and vanishes, mirroring Donovan's entrance. Donovan dons Fisk's abandoned clothes and heads off down the beach.

"Poolside," the second segment, opens with Donovan on a pier, holding a newspaper. He returns to his house, strips by the pool and begins reading. Intrigued by an ad in the back of the paper, Donovan writes a letter in response. After a number of days pass (marked by the stereotypical device of fluttering calendar pages), he receives a reply in the form of a package. Inside is a tablet, which he throws into the pool. The water starts to churn and a dark-haired man, played by Danny Di Cioccio, emerges to Donovan's delight. The two couple by the pool, with each performing oral sex on the other and Donovan penetrating Di Cioccio in a variety of positions. Di Cioccio turns the tables and tops Donovan until Donovan's climax. The scene closes with the two engaged in horseplay in the pool and then walking off together down a boardwalk.

The third segment, "Inside," was the most controversial of the three, involving as it did interracial sex at a time when such on-screen pairings were still uncommon in or outside of pornography. After the opening shots of Donovan showering, toweling off and wandering around his room idly intercut with shots of African-American telephone repairman Tommy Moore checking various poles and lines outside, Donovan spots Moore from his balcony. Moore sees Donovan as well. The remainder of the segment consists of Donovan's fantasized sexual encounters with Moore throughout the house intercut with shots of Donovan sniffing poppers and penetrating himself with a large black dildo. The segment ends following Donovan's climax with the dildo, with the real Moore coming inside the house and closing the door behind them.

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