{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 35: Wakefield Poole's BOYS IN THE SAND (1971)","description":"Wakefield Poole\u2019s Boys in the Sand wasn\u2019t the first gay porn film, nor was it star Casey Donovan\u2019s screen debut. It wasn\u2019t even the first gay film to be be shot on Fire Island. But its runaway success and crossover appeal marked a turning point in the nation\u2019s growing gay consciousness and collective pornographic fantasy \u2014 not to mention establishing Wakefield Poole as one of the leading figures of the new movement. That said, BOYS IN THE SAND holds up as a lush, heady, and yes, fully versatile romp through the salt-breeze, sand-bar idyll of Fire Island, that gay oasis just a couple of hours away from Manhattan. Over the course of this week\u2019s episode, we\u2019ll take a look at the unlikely career trajectories and chance circumstances that led Wakefield Poole and Casey Donovan into the adult film world \u2014 and each other. We\u2019ll also dispel some myths about the film\u2019s production and explore the groundbreaking marketing and distribution campaign that fueled a genuine  groundswell of intrigue and fascination. By the end of the show, you\u2019ll understand while we still seem to be reckoning with the impact of BOYS IN THE SAND five decades after its original release. ","author_name":"Cruising the Movies","author_url":"http:\/\/askanybuddy.libsyn.com\/website","html":"