It's
easy to write off artists who's work doesn't live up to the cultural
standard of “good”. But, quite often, you find amazing things
when you investigate those creating off the beaten path. Tim Kincaid
does not disappoint in that arena.
If
you're not sure who Tim Kincaid is, we completely understand. Most of
his film career he wrote-directed porn films under the name Joe Gauge
but, for a brief stint in the late 80s he made seven fantastically
bad straight-to-video genera movies. Breeders, Robot Holocaust, and Mutant Hunt are some of his better know
written-directed works, but he's also responsible for Necropolis and
Enemy Territory (the only movie to star Ray Parker Jr.) as a result of his producing. His movies were
shot with almost no budget, contain spectacularly awkward
performances, have production levels impossible to recreate while
trying, and perfectly incapsulate the singular time in history where
most of the country was simultaneously frightened of and intrigued by
New York City; and so far, we love them all!
Though,
as bad as they are, all of these cult classics retain their
popularity today regularly selling for $80 on VHS, when you can find
them. But despite all this, Tim Kincaid's legacy does not lie outside
his porn stint.
In
the early 70s, when the longstanding gay male stereotype in porn (and
the rest of cinema) was “effeminate” city-living men, Tim Kincaid
made porn films about blue collar workers hooking up in working class
settings. His portrayals of gay men as people from all walks of life,
influenced a generation of people. As a result, the “Kansas City Trilogy" is
Tim Kincaid's true legacy. He makes porn again today, and he
discusses some of the modern “taboos” he's breaking in this great
interview with BUTT magazine . He also
talks about making the Kansas City Trilogy and leaving porn to do
“mainstream” work while he and his wife raised their sons (one of
whom now makes soundtracks for his porn flicks).
All
these discoveries have made us extra excited to watch a Tim Kincaid
classic on the big screen. Come
see it with us this weekend after a lovely Mother's Day dinner!
Breeders, Sunday May 11th (Mother's Day!!) @ Theaters at MOA $5, 7:30
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