THE TOILERS AND THE WAYFARERS

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• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Special Interest
• Plot: A modest knockoff of My Own Private Idaho, The Toilers and the Wayfarers rests heavily on the well-sculpted shoulders (and more) of its young hero, Dieter (Matt Klemp). Dieter and his friend Phillip (Andrew Woodhouse) are outcasts in the German-American town of New Ulm, Minnesota. Phillip, who knows that he's gay, runs away to Minneapolis. Dieter starts to hang out more with Udo (Ralf Schirg), a recent immigrant from Germany who's a bit of a boozer and a loose cannon. The two of them also flee New Ulm for the big city, where Dieter discovers that Phillip has become a street hustler. But Dieter has also discovered his own sexuality, and the two friends become lovers. Grainy black-and-white cinematography gives The Toilers and the Wayfarers a striking look. The script meanders a bit but has a forthright charm, much like its star. --Bret Fetzer
• Cast: Matt Klemp, Andrew Woodhouse, Ralf Schirg, Jerome Samuels, Joan Wheeler, Michael Glen, Ralph Jacobus, Douglas Blacks, Anthony C. Paul, Johanna Stucki, Alex Cole, Michael A. Sward, Kevin Burns, Scott Bukowski, James Hulbert, Daniel Ayers, Mischy Ayers, Christine Ayers, Louis Stadick, Harlan Schulz, Stan Windhorn, Elmer Scheid, Heinz Schwerman, Karen Manion, Michael Tabor, Janice Hout, Elizabeth Ayers, Tom Kreager, Kevin White, Ben Bowman, Richard Runck, James Newman, John Meadley, Keith Froelich, Cletus G. Goblirsch, Jim tittle, Marc Huestis, Rob Harriss, Chan Poling
• Director: Jim tittle
• Runtime: 1:16
• Company: Picture This! Home Video
• Media Format: Movie