Hard to believe I have never posted this – scene 1 from The Boys of Venice (1979) – but I’m on a t-room kick and … well, re-watching this, it isn’t what you’d consider a porno t-room – it’s actually Derrick’s bathroom at home. Or, actually, its a lapse in continuity, if that’s the right word. In the film – (just go 4-5 minutes in Boys of Venice ) Derrick and Eric smash into each other while roller-skating, and they hobble over to the public bathroom on Venice Beach – but, once inside, you hear Derrick apologizing for the state of his apartment – “sorry, I just moved in” as they both squeeze into the bathroom to check out Derrick’s…… injury.
and (ramble on!) – the 7 second clip above is because I can’t believe how cute these boys are at the end of their scene! Apparently, quite likely Derrick’s favorite scene of his career – check out YorjYefferson’s REDDIT review and see the (his) comments.
more Boys of Venice on BJland
And while I like the mix of music and live sound for the scene, it’s also a great musical track on its own – check out Keep On Rollin’ (pts 1 & 2) from Jean Matthews
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Classic scene that sets the tone for what’s to come in Boys Of Venice. And the stolen music plus live sound is a winning combination that Higgins would use in other films, before he mostly settled on original scores by Costello Presley. I just left a link to this somewhere but I can’t remember if it was here or on reddit (and if the latter, where I did so) but Josh Eliot interviewed Derrick at the Bijou website earlier this year, and this is what he said about his memories of shooting the scene:
JE: In The Boys of Venice, your roller skating scene with Eric Ryan set the tone for the entire homage to Southern California beach boys. What do you remember about shooting on the Venice Boardwalk and the subsequent scene in the bathroom? Also, whose idea was it to keep the skates on for the sex scene?
DS: I already loved skating at Venice beach. The bathroom scene was actually filmed in the small restroom near the projector room at the Century Theater. It was my idea to keep the skates on. I also wanted to include me peeing in the toilet. Cameraman Barry Knight was on the floor literally cuddling the toilet bowl. I apologized to him for accidentally peeing on him a bit. Roller skates were not conducive to good aim! Barry said he loved getting peed on. Eric Ryan was a really kind person and had quite the muscular build. His fat cock inside of me felt amazing. A few months later, I went to skate at the Venice Boardwalk wearing the exact same outfit from the movie. A stranger came up to with an astonished look and said, “OMG, it’s you… you really are a boy from Venice.” I sheepishly replied, “Yup.” Great fun indeed.
https://bijouworld.com/Gay-Porn/Derrick-Stanton-Talks-About-Life-On-The-Set-Part-1-1976-1981.html
“Let me massage your (third) leg…”
The fact that they did the whole scene on skates is pretty amazing and dangerous (from my middle-aged perspective) but is perhaps part of what brought the scene and the film more charm and renown than the average porno. Stunt porn!
“Lapse in continuity” is exactly how I would describe it, and there’s alost another: Eric Ryan gets magically naked in the blink of an eye. Did he take his shorts off over the skates or just leave them around his ankles? Again, dangerous. I didn’t really notice the first lapse when I first saw this, but perhaps wondered about the looks of the “public restroom.” It passes though. And really, who is thinking like this upon first viewing? It’s all pretty irrelevant to the action.
It is quite sweet toward the end, and the cumshots are amazing with their dicks smashed together- it’s WOW.
Thanks BJ!
Zephyr- thanks! Great stuff.
According to GEVI, Derrick Stanton is from Baltimore, just like me! I know, no one cares. Wheee!