Rating: NR
Genres:
Adult
Film
TV & Radio
Theatrical Release: 11/30/2001(USA
Release Date: 03/25/2003
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 76 min
Flags: Strong Sexual Content
Distributor/Studio: New Video Group
In 1978,
Ron Hyatt was a special education teacher who, like many people, dreamed of some day becoming an actor. One day,
Ron's girlfriend sent a nude photo of him on a whim to
Playgirl magazine, who published it as part of their "Boy Next Door" feature; before long,
Ron was asked to appear in a hardcore
pornographic movie, and thus was the beginning of the career of
Ron Jeremy, one of biggest and least-likely male stars in the adult film industry. Short, pudgy, and possessing an excess of body hair,
Jeremy hardly looks like anyone's idea of a sex-show stud, but
Jeremy's charm, intelligence, self-effacing good humor, and professional attitude in a business where such focus is rare made him the best-known man in porn, starring in literally hundreds of adult films and eventually breaking through to bit parts and cameo roles in mainstream features.
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy is a feature- length
documentary that offers an inside look at
Ron Jeremy's life and career, including interviews with his friends, co-workers, and family; the film won the Audience Award for Best
Documentary at the
2001 No Dance Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
"I really want to do legitimate movies,"
Ron Jeremy says over and over throughout
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy until it's like a mantra. It's easy to see that the
documentary is a thinly veiled last-ditch appeal to mainstream producers and directors to hire
Jeremy for non-porn movies before he gets too old to make much of a career. But there's no denying he's had quite a career already -- 1,600
porn movies and counting! Director
Scott J. Gill, whom it would not surprise us at all to find out was paid by
Jeremy for making such a friendly film, as enlightening as it is, follows
Jeremy on and off the set and uses testimonials from friends, family, and co-stars, as well as home movies, public appearances, and footage from some of his 1,600 X-rated films to illustrate
Jeremy's career thus far. Longtime fans, and there are many, will be pleased to see that the star also shares some of his sexual secrets, although there are no "money shots" -- not even in the unrated version. The most revealing sequence involves
Jeremy's industry-mandated monthly blood test, and the cameras wait with him at the clinic until a nurse arrives to give him an all clear. Never in his life could
Jeremy act that nervous that convincingly -- he fears for his life, and that's why he wants to go legit as soon as possible.
~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide
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