Wakefield Poole On His Influences & Fucking Rock Hudson

If you don't know who Wakefield Poole is, you've certainly felt the impact of his work in gay porn. When we reported on the passing of Peter de Rome last week, there was some debate as to whether or not he had been influenced by de Rome's short films, and he sets the record straight on that and a number of other things in this fantastic interview with The Sword (link below).

Now last night I was reading an obituary for Peter de Rome, the French gay porn director, and in this obituary it said his films were among the impetus for you to make Boys in the Sand. I remembered that you always said seeing Highway Hustler, which you thought was just awful, was what really inspired Boys in the Sand. I was curious which was correct?

Highway Hustler is the one that did it. I had seen Peter’s films because Michael Maletta, a very good friend of mine whose house we filmed Boys in the Sand in, invited people over to his house. We dropped mescaline and smoked grass and Peter de Rome had his little 8mm camera and he showed his films and they were not hardcore. Very much like Pat Rocco’s films. Very nice vignettes, very unpretentious. We saw about six of his films and then went on and partied. That’s when I met him. And I had hadn’t seen him again until after Bijou was made. Jack Deveau who was another filmmaker who ran Hand-in-Hand films he took Peter on and put his films out on VHS. That’s what started it. When they called to ask me to be interviewed for Peter’s documentary, they said they’d come meet me in Germany, and so they did and I saw them again because I wanted to see them before I did the interview because I really didn’t remember them well because we were so stoned. He was an influence, I admit that in the film, but he didn’t inspire me to make Boys in the Sand.

He also tells a fascinating story about the time he fucked famously closeted movie star Rock Hudson.

One of the things I’ve always wanted to ask you about is the time you had sex with one of the most famous gay movie stars in history, Rock Hudson.

Yes, I did. I met him. Well I didn’t meet him. I was picked up by somebody else who brought me to his apartment. I didn’t know where I was going. I was at the Continental Baths and being my trashy self. This guy had been watching me and I was aware of him watching me for the last 45 minutes I was there. He finally came up to me and said, “Are you worn out?” And I said “No.” And he said, “Well I have a friend I think would like you. Would you like to come meet him?” I said, ‘I’m always up for an adventure.” We went up to this apartment, and I think it was on the East Side. Might have been around Turtle Bay. We walked in and there he was in a robe. After we finished I left, and there was never any mention of who he was. I never mentioned it. I played the game.

What was he like in bed?

He was very calm. Nothing frenetic about him. We did just about everything, I think. We never moved to a bedroom. We did it right on the couch.

Was he versatile? Did he get fucked as well as fucking you?

Yes.

Did he have a big cock?

Yes. Bigger than average I’d say. He definitely liked huge dicks. He was a size queen.

Keep an eye out for my new book Rock Hudson: Size Queen coming soon. Seriously though, it's a fantastic interview, one which I highly recommend. 

Via The Sword