Pat Rocco Dared (2021): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2021, Pat Rocco Dared is a notable film.

What it’s about. This entertaining and enlightening documentary sheds a light on a pioneering moment in film history and the gay rights movement, as it revisits the break-through 1960s gay films of Pat Rocco. Rocco was responsible for the very first gay films that were shown openly to the paying public in the late 1960s. Situated before hardcore porn became the norm, and in marked contrast to the somewhat darker gay porn that was coming out of New York at the time. Pat Rocco’s film were more sun-dappled, featuring tanned and happy-looking naked men on sail boats and on beaches, celebrating their identities and the beauty of the male body. The filmmakers got to talk to the generous, rather humble and open-minded Rocco just before his death. It took a team of dedicated Canadian filmmakers to capture a fairly obscure moment of indie film history that deserves to be remembered.

Who’s in it. Pat Rocco Dared stars Pat Rocco as Self (archive footage), Charlie David as Self, Phyllis Diller as Self (archive footage) and Spencer Reed as Self.

How it landed. With an audience score of 1.0/10, Pat Rocco Dared has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Pat Rocco Dared page.