L. A. Tool & Die /

L. A. Tool & Die is a 1979 gay pornographic film and the concluding film in what has come to be known as director Joe Gage's "Working Man Trilogy". The film stars Richard Locke, Will Seagers, and Paul Barresi (as Paul Baressi). Gage's "Working Man Trilogy" begins with Kansas City Trucking Co. (1976), continues with El Paso Wrecking Corp. (1978), and concludes with L. A. Tool & Die (1979). Hank has to decide between sexual freedom or settling down with Wylie, "the man of his dreams." Historian John Burger notes it is "the story of an unrequited love, in which Richard Locke follows the man of his dreams across the country. They eventually live happily ever after." He adds that this film came at the very end of the pre-AIDS filmmaking, when "all levels of erotic experience were faithfully documented by the porn industry... men could be whores, men could be monogamous, or men could cruise the spectrum in between." The films comprising "Working Man Trilogy" have been restored and are available on DVD.