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Daddy and the Muscle Academy
Daddy and the Muscle Academy
	U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ilppo Pohjola
Written by	Ilppo Pohjola
Produced by	Kari Paljakka [fi]; Alvaro Pardo [fi]
Cinematography	Kjell Lagerroos [fi]
Edited by	Jorma Höri
Music by	Elliott Sharp
Production; companies	Filmitakomo; Yleisradio
Distributed by	Kristallisilmä
Release date	18 October 1991;
Running time	58 minutes
Country	Finland
Languages	Finnish, English

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Daddy and the Muscle Academy is a 1991 Finnish documentary film directed and written by Ilppo Pohjola. The documentary is focused on the life and works of Tom of Finland, the pseudonym of Finnish gay erotic artist Touko Laaksonen.

Synopsis

Daddy and the Muscle Academy focuses on the life and artwork of Tom of Finland, the pseudonym of artist Touko Laaksonen, whose homoerotic illustrations of masculine men produced in the mid 20th century significantly influenced gay culture. The documentary was produced in the years immediately preceding Laaksonen's death in 1991, and features interviews with the artist as well as a retrospective of his illustrations. Individuals who have been influenced by Laaksonen's artwork, notably Etienne, Nayland Blake, Durk Dehner, and Bob Mizer, also appear as interview subjects.^[1]

Production and release

Daddy and the Muscle Academy was written and directed by Ilppo Pohjola, produced by Kari Paljakka [fi] and Alvaro Pardo [fi], shot by Kjell Lagerroos [fi], and edited by Jorma Höri. The film was produced by Filmitakomo and Yleisradio, and distributed by Kristallisilmä.^[1] The film's soundtrack was produced by composer Elliott Sharp; Sharp remarked that Pohjola gave him "a few vague guidelines and suggestions" but left him "great latitude" to compose the soundtrack, which consisted primarily of electronically-processed guitar.^[2]

The film premiered in 1991 at the Helsinki International Film Festival. It has been broadcast multiple times on Finnish television, most recently in 2019 on Yle Teema & Fem, with censorship cuts of circa three minutes.^[3]^[4] The film was restored in 2017^[1]^[5] and released, with unedited interview segments, by Kino Lorber on Blu-ray.^[6]

Reception

Writing for The Spool, critic B. L. Panther cites Daddy and the Muscle Academy as an example of New Queer Cinema through its "provocative secular-sexual imagery", non-linear narrative, and celebration of "a queer culture with a history", writing that the film gives a "clear sense of how gay men would use, send, lend, and share these magazines to see gay male erotica, which, in a profound way, made them feel seen themselves".^[7]

At the Jussi Awards in 1992, the crew of Daddy and the Muscle Academy was awarded a Special Award.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tom of Finland – Daddy and the Muscle Academy". Crystal Eye. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^ Sharp, Elliott (2019). IrRational Music. MIT Press. ISBN 978-1-949597-15-8.
^ Itäkannas, Lauri (March 31, 2017). "Daddy and the Muscle Academy". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ Daddy and the Muscle Academy at Elonet.
^ Daddy and the Muscle Academy (Blu-ray). DVDCompare.net.
^ "Daddy and the Muscle Academy". Kino Lorber. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ Panther, B.L. (June 28, 2021). "KinoKultur: Daddy & the Muscle Academy shines a light on Tom of Finland". The Spool. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ "Jussi-voittajat". Filmiaura ry (in Finnish). Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

External links

Daddy and the Muscle Academy at IMDb
Film trailer at Vimeo
Lahti, Martti. "Politics of the Flesh: Ilppo Pohjola's Films and Images of the Body".

[crystaleye-1] "Tom of Finland – Daddy and the Muscle Academy". Crystal Eye. Retrieved September 8, 2021.

[2] Sharp, Elliott (2019). IrRational Music. MIT Press. ISBN 978-1-949597-15-8.

[Yle-3] Itäkannas, Lauri (March 31, 2017). "Daddy and the Muscle Academy". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[4] Daddy and the Muscle Academy at Elonet.

[5] Daddy and the Muscle Academy (Blu-ray). DVDCompare.net.

[6] "Daddy and the Muscle Academy". Kino Lorber. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[Spool-7] Panther, B.L. (June 28, 2021). "KinoKultur: Daddy & the Muscle Academy shines a light on Tom of Finland". The Spool. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[8] "Jussi-voittajat". Filmiaura ry (in Finnish). Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

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 | studio         = Filmitakomo<br>[[Yleisradio]]
 | distributor    = Kristallisilmä
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 | runtime        = 58 minutes
 | country        = Finland
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 ==Production and release==
-''Daddy and the Muscle Academy'' was written and directed by [[Ilppo Pohjola]], produced by {{ill|Kari Paljakka|fi}} and {{ill|Alvaro Pardo|fi}}, shot by {{ill|Kjell Lagerroos|fi}}, and edited by Jorma Höri. The film was produced by Filmitakomo and [[Yleisradio]], and distributed by Kristallisilmä.<ref name="crystaleye"/> The film's soundtrack was produced by composer [[Elliott Sharp]]; Sharp remarked that Pohjola gave him "a few vague guidelines and suggestions" but left him "great latitude" to compose the soundtrack, which consisted primarily of electronically-processed guitar.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharp |first1=Elliott |author1-link=Elliott Sharp |title=IrRational Music |date=2019 |publisher=[[MIT Press]] |isbn=978-1-949597-15-8 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/IrRational_Music/OksHEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Daddy+and+the+Muscle+Academy&pg=PT244&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
+''Daddy and the Muscle Academy'' was written and directed by [[Ilppo Pohjola]], produced by {{ill|Kari Paljakka|fi}} and {{ill|Alvaro Pardo|fi}}, shot by {{ill|Kjell Lagerroos|fi}}, and edited by Jorma Höri. The film was produced by Filmitakomo and [[Yleisradio]], and distributed by Kristallisilmä.<ref name="crystaleye"/> The film's soundtrack was produced by composer [[Elliott Sharp]]; Sharp remarked that Pohjola gave him "a few vague guidelines and suggestions" but left him "great latitude" to compose the soundtrack, which consisted primarily of electronically-processed guitar.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharp |first1=Elliott |author1-link=Elliott Sharp |title=IrRational Music |date=2019 |publisher=[[MIT Press]] |isbn=978-1-949597-15-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OksHEAAAQBAJ&dq=Daddy+and+the+Muscle+Academy&pg=PT244}}</ref>
-The film premiered in 1991 at the [[Helsinki International Film Festival]]. It has been broadcast multiple times on Finnish television, most recently in 2011 as part of [[Yle TV2]]'s Documentary Project, with [[Censorship in Finland|censorship]] cuts of circa three minutes.<ref name="Yle"/><ref>[https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_135148 Daddy and the Muscle Academy] at [[Elonet]].</ref> The film was restored in 2017<ref name="crystaleye"/><ref>[http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=45306 Daddy and the Muscle Academy (Blu-ray).] DVDCompare.net.</ref> and released, with unedited interview segments, by [[Kino International (company)|Kino Lorber]] on Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daddy and the Muscle Academy |url=https://www.kinolorber.com/product/daddy-and-the-muscle-academy-blu-ray |website=Kino Lorber |access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>
+The film premiered in 1991 at the [[Helsinki International Film Festival]]. It has been broadcast multiple times on Finnish television, most recently in 2019 on [[Yle Teema & Fem]], with [[Censorship in Finland|censorship]] cuts of circa three minutes.<ref name="Yle"/><ref>[https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_135148 Daddy and the Muscle Academy] at [[Elonet]].</ref> The film was restored in 2017<ref name="crystaleye"/><ref>[http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=45306 Daddy and the Muscle Academy (Blu-ray).] DVDCompare.net.</ref> and released, with unedited interview segments, by [[Kino International (company)|Kino Lorber]] on Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daddy and the Muscle Academy |url=https://www.kinolorber.com/product/daddy-and-the-muscle-academy-blu-ray |website=Kino Lorber |access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
-Writing for ''The Spool'', crticic B. L. Panther cites ''Daddy and the Muscle Academy'' as an example of [[New Queer Cinema]] through its "provocative secular-sexual imagery", non-linear narrative, and celebration of "a queer culture with a history", writing that the film gives a "clear sense of how gay men would use, send, lend, and share these magazine to see gay male erotica, which, in a profound way, made them feel seen themselves."<ref name="Spool"/>
+Writing for ''The Spool'', critic B. L. Panther cites ''Daddy and the Muscle Academy'' as an example of [[New Queer Cinema]] through its "provocative secular-sexual imagery", non-linear narrative, and celebration of "a queer culture with a history", writing that the film gives a "clear sense of how gay men would use, send, lend, and share these magazines to see gay male erotica, which, in a profound way, made them feel seen themselves".<ref name="Spool"/>
 At the [[Jussi Awards]] in 1992, the crew of ''Daddy and the Muscle Academy'' was awarded a Special Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jussi-voittajat |url=http://www.jussit.fi/jussivoittajat |website=Filmiaura ry |access-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326084134/http://www.jussit.fi/?page_id=80 |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |language=Finnish}}</ref>
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-==Further reading==
-*{{cite web |last1=Lahti |first1=Martti |title=Politics of the Flesh: Ilppo Pohjola’s Films and Images of the Body |url=https://crystaleye.fi/ilppo_pohjola/essays/politics-of-the-flesh}}
 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb title|0104045|Daddy and the Muscle Academy}}
 *[https://vimeo.com/230730597?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=24464846 Film trailer] at Vimeo
+*{{cite web |last1=Lahti |first1=Martti |title=Politics of the Flesh: Ilppo Pohjola's Films and Images of the Body |url=https://crystaleye.fi/ilppo_pohjola/essays/politics-of-the-flesh}}
 [[Category:1991 films]]
 [[Category:1991 LGBT-related films]]
-[[Category:Finnish films]]
 [[Category:Finnish documentary films]]
 [[Category:Documentary films about LGBT culture]]
 [[Category:BDSM in films]]
 [[Category:Documentary films about visual artists]]
+[[Category:1991 documentary films]]
+[[Category:Finnish LGBT-related films]]