Vapors (1965)
Curious but closeted married man Mr. Jaffee decides to take a walk on the wild side one night over to the local bathhouse located in Times Square. When approached by Thomas, a swinging regular who takes an interest in Mr. Jaffee as the new face 'on the scene', a deep discussion about marriage, connection and loss unexpectedly unfolds. The two become emotionally intimate within a very short time, with no sexual contact of any sort, while everyone around them are screwing like rabbits.
- Date of release
- 1965-12-03
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (19)
- Runtime
- 32m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Andy Milligan
Casting
- Robert Dahdah — Mr. Jaffee
- Gerald Jacuzzo — Thomas
- Hal Sherwood — Miss Parrish
- Hal Borske — Mavis
- Richard Goldberger — Thumbelina
- Larry Ree — Taffy
- Larry Joels — Clerk
- Ron Keith — Intruder
- Myron Williams — Attendant
- Matt Baylor — Man
Interesting facts
Vapors is a 1965 short film directed by Andy Milligan and written by Hope Stansbury. The film portrays the lives and conflicts of a group of gay men set during one evening in a New York bath house for men.
Production
William M. Hoffman, playwright and friend of Andy Milligan, has said that all of the interior shots of Vapors took place in a vacant apartment floor on 199 Prince Street in Manhattan in the same building where both William and Andy lived during that time. Joel Thurm, who played the bathhouse attendant, has said that the shots of the transaction with the clerk took place in a candy store a few streets away either on 6th or 8th avenues.
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