Daddy And The Muscle Academy - The Life, Art and Times of Tom of Finland (1992)

	Tom of Finland	Himself
	Robert Henry Mizer	Himself / Athletic Model Guild
	Nayland Blake	Himself / artist and critic
	Durk Dehner	Himself / Tom of Finland Foundation
	Dom Orejudos	Himself / erotic artist
	Isaac Julien	Himself
	Shelton Jacobs	'Kake' narrator

Director/Choreographer

Ilppo Pohjola

Producer

Kari Paljakka
Alvaro Pardo

Writer/Composer

Ilppo Pohjola

Cinematography

Kjell Lagerroos

Music

Elliott Sharp

Tom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men are known and seen everywhere. They are symbols of gay pride and friendship. The documentary includes some titillating 'enactments' inspired by Tom's art work.

Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	12/10/2016
Location	Personal Library
Owner	Deitz
Store	Amazon.com
Purchase Price	$21.28
Condition	New
Links	± Review: NY Times Daddy And The Muscle Academy at Core for Movies TheMovieDb.org IMDB

References
IMDb Voters	<500
Interest Tags	Leather, Ravens

This film focuses prinicpally on Tom of Finland's art and his artistic motivations, and little of his personal life -- He died in 1991 and the film was released in 1992 -- For someone whose work is so iconic, daring and influential, the film comes across as rather dull and without spark. Perhaps in Dome Karukoski's Tom of Finland film, scheduled for release in 2017, we will learn more about Touko Valio Laaksonen, the man.