Point Me Toward Tomorrow
directed by: Francis Ellie (1977)
Starring: Lew Seager, Lee Richards, Giuseppe Welch, Andy Breugera, Bill Howard, Dan Raymond, Perry Fryer, Rodger Schultz, Trane Johnson, and William Hallquist
edit: (why wasn’t this in quotes before?) “A poignant story of a young, beautiful lad (Eddie) blinded in a car accident and his love affair with the man who ran him down (Dr. Bill Howard). This moving tale focuses not only on the sentimental aspects of the young man in love, but also Dr. Howard’s jealous lover, Tony. As the film climaxes, the youth is forced to masturbate by Tony and later regains his sight after Tony hits him repeatedly in the head with a cane.”
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One of the things I love about all of the “Francis Ellie” films is his/their understanding of cinematic language and references. You can tell the Ameros watched plentiful classic Hollywood movies on The Late Late Show; in the case of this film the works of Douglas Sirk were a clear influence. In fact, this is a virtual gay porn makeover of Sirk’s MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION starring closet case Rock Hudson! Even the ludicrous ending harkens back to Sirk’s soap sudsy melodramas.