Tom of Finland: Daddy and the Muscle Academy

I saw the film many, many years ago at the Biograph in Maryland. I was always interested in how the leather guys at the clubs came up with their style. This movie is informative and gave me an insight to a culture I was interested in.

This is a well done informative film. I enjoyed it.

nice nice nice

I have been a fan of Tom's drawings for years.

It wasn't clear that this is a DVD. If i knew it, I wouldn't have bought it. I thougt it would be a book.

This film gave me a new lens into the Leatherman subculture and was really informative. I am a heterosexual male, but one of my best friends is a Leatherman, I have been to about a half dozen Leatherman bars with him, but still did not completely understand the culture, the appeal, or how it started. This film really gave me a much better perspective and told the story of Tom Finland the erotic artist that I knew nothing about other than seeing some of his drawings in some bars. Overall I liked the film and have a better understanding of the subculture and think a better understanding of my friend as well. I recommend this film whether you are a Leatherman or not. Funny side story: The first time I went with my friend to a Leatherman bar I thought we were going to a biker bar, I had no idea what a Leatherman even was, nor did I know my friend was homosexual and at the same time my friend had no idea I was just a biker and professional diver, as he assumed I was a Leatherman and did not know I was heterosexual. At the time it was a shock for both of us, but it made us even better friends, and it opened up my mind to other ways of thinking and understanding, which I think made me a better person.

great movie!

When I saw this in theaters, me and almost every guy in the audience wanted to lick the screen. This documentary is just as sexy as Tom's work. The artist is interviewed in Finnish, so (monocultural) Americans that don't like to read subtitles won't like it. It's full of talk about the leather community and those who find SM scary may dislike this documentary too. For those who like Tom's work, this is a great way to find out about the man himself. By interviewing Isaac Julien and talking about Tom's appreciation of black men, this film tries to be racially diverse. However, it may rub some as being fetishy. Gay artists have historically been just oppressed as gay authors or gay activists, especially artists who produce obviously homoerotic work. So Tom and this documentary are milestones in many ways. I applaud the director's efforts.

La créativité, l'art, tout est là !

I sent it back

We liked this documentary very much. Lots of insight into a fascinating life.

If you are a fan of Tom of Finland's work this dvd is a must see. A very personal look into his life is supplemented with lots of his work.

C'est juste un reportage avec en boucle les mêmes images. Très peu de recherche pour ce documentaire qui n'est pas passionnant du tout.