''Kansas City Trucking Co. '' is a 1976 American gay pornographic film directed by Tim Kincaid, better known as

Joe Gage Tim Kincaid (born July 2, 1944) is an American film director, film writer and film producer often credited as Joe Gage or Mac Larson. Kincaid is well known for having directed several science fiction/horror films in the mid-eighties: ''Breeders ...

. It is the first in what has come to be known as Gage's " Working Man Trilogy", continuing with 1978's '' El Paso Wrecking Corp.'' and concluding with 1979's '' L.A. Tool & Die'', and stars Richard Locke, Steve Boyd and

Jack Wrangler John Robert Stillman (July 11, 1946 – April 7, 2009) billed professionally as Jack Wrangler was an Americans, American List of male performers in gay porn films, gay and heterosexual, straight pornographic film actor, theatrical producer, and ...

Plot

Hank (Richard Locke), a trucker, turns out new hire Joe on a long haul to the West Coast. The men

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together while on the road and participate in an all-male

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at a truckers' bunkhouse in Los Angeles. The film features several trucking related double-entendres such as "wide

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", "heavy load" and "men at work".

Cast

as Jack * Richard Locke as Hank * Steve Boyd as Joe * Maria Reina as Joe's Girl * Dane Tremmel as Otis (as Dane Tremmell) * Skip Sheppard as Billy * Duff Paxton as Dan * Bud Jaspar as Fred * Kurt Williams as Desert Rat

Production

The film was produced in

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. The original version of the film included a "

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scene" not included in DVD releases as the result of distribution editing over the years, in which Richard Locke and Jack Wrangler were seen urinating on an unknown man, followed by Locke and Steve Boyd urinating on Wrangler.

Legacy

In 2006, ''

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'' included the "Working Man Trilogy" in its list of the top ten most innovative, influential and "hottest" gay porn films.

Critical reception

'' The Advocate'' called the film "one of the hottest gay porns ever made.

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's contemporary review was also highly favorable, citing it as one of the most influential gay porn films.

DVD release

The films comprising the "Working Man Trilogy" were restored and released on

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by HIS Video.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0222098 1970s pornographic films 1976 films Gay pornographic films Films directed by Joe Gage (Tim Kincaid) Trucker films 1976 directorial debut films Films shot in San Francisco 1970s English-language films