Sinema: American Pornographic Films & The People Who Make Them

A collection of articles and profiles of people involved in the production of adult films circa the early 1970's. Includes material on Russ Meyer, David Friedman, Radley Metzger and many others including early Gay icon Casey Donovan. 244 pages + 32 pages of photos

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: The Life and Maybe Death of Dirty Movies ix

PART I. UNCERTAIN INNOCENCE
01. They Wear Nothing But the Wind: Nudies and Nudie-Cuties 3
02. Blood Lust: Ghoulies, Roughies, and Kinkies 19
03. King Leer: An Interview with Russ Meyer 26
04. “Dick Nixon Doesn’t Have as Much Fun”: An Interview with David F. Friedman 36
05. Soft-Core Sensuality: Made-in-America and Foreign Films 47
06. Twice as Elegant: An Interview with Radley Metzger 66

PART II. GOING ALL THE WAY
07. Erect Men and Fallen Women: Beavers and How-To’s 77
08. The Hard and Soft of It: Four Interviews 94
-Marsha Jordan, Queen of Soft Core 94
-Mary Rexroth, Poet’s Child 100
-Pat Rocco, Movies a Mother Could Love 108
-John C. Holmes (Long Johnny Wadd), So Big 114
09. Sweet 16’s: The First Hard-Core Features 124
10. “Boy King of L.A. Porno”: An Interview with Bill Osco 153
11. The Deep Throat Experience: A Star Is Made 141
12. The American Dreamer: An Interview with Gerard Damiano 149
13. Coming of Age: The Best and the Brightest 158
14. The Elves in Santa’s Porno Workshop: An Interview with the Mitchell Brothers 167
15. Hard-Core Stars: Two Interviews
-Marilyn Chambers, 99 44/100 Per Cent Pure 172
-Harry Reems, the GP Body in X-Rated Films 179
16. All Male: The Homosexual Blue Movie 188
17. “I Make’Em All for Me”: An Interview with Wakefield Poole 197
18. Every Gay’s Dream: An Interview with Cal Culver 205

PART III. WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE?
19. Watching It: Fans and Fantasies 219
20. Making It: Filming a Dirty Movie 230