Gage aimed to replicate the narratives, characters, and drama of
mainstream films within his porn films. The trilogy is tied together via
narration of the main character Hank (
Richard Locke), a
truck driver. The scenes follows his sexual adventures through various truck trips and jobs. Masturbation is the most commonly depicted sexual act within the series. Gage dismissed frequent anal sex as "not very cinematic" due to his desire to focus more closely on the penis: "The whole idea of making homosexual pornography… [if] you strip it down to its absolute basics, [is] the worship of the phallus, the worship of the penis. If you’re going to make homosexual pornography, you’d better light the dick. So masturbation and oral sex are … the best way to photograph. You’re highlighting the penis—that’s what it’s about.” The series begins with Locke working with a new
heterosexual trucking partner (Steve Boyd) in
Kansas City Trucking Co.. A number of the film's porn scenes presented as
sexual fantasies and dreams. Dialogue focuses on Locke consoling Boyd over his
sexual frustration due to his distance from his girlfriend, until the two leads engage in a three way
orgy with another man at the end.
Male friendship, as experienced by the characters of Locke and Fred Halsted, serves as the core of the
El Paso Wrecking Corp. The duo travel and have sex together.
Voyeurism is a frequent theme, with one scene featuring a father watching his son engage in sexual activity. In LA Tool & Die, Gage explored more serious themes, including grief, the
war in Vietnam (via a death scene
flashback), and settling down. Locke completes the series with a long-term partner, Will Seagers, and a plot of land of his own. ==Production==