VAN NUYS, CA — It’s a performance that Sylvester Stallone may well want to forget, but if PVLocker.com has its way, Sly’s role in the 1970 softcore porn classic Italian Stallion may prove just as immortal as his portrayal of boxer Rocky Balboa.
Originally titled The Party at Kitty and Stud’s, the movie features a young Stallone as the titular ‘Stud’ in what was his first leading role as an actor — a role he was reportedly paid a whopping $200 to perform. Light on plot and character development, the movie essentially tracks the sexual adventures of Kitty and Stud through several vignettes, culminating in an orgy at their apartment in which Stud endeavors to service each female partygoer.
“It’s not exactly the Usual Suspects when it comes to twists, turns or clever dialogue, but it’s a piece of cinematic history and a timely bit of nostalgia given the upcoming release of The Expendables 2,” said Liam Colins, Director of Business Development for Pink Visual. “I suspect a lot of people will check it out just for the novelty factor; it’s not every day you get to see a major Hollywood star in a context like this.”
"What's old is indeed new again,” added a representative from Stud Management, the company which distributes The Italian Stallion. “Sly's pornographic experience offers a timeless depiction of the male physique, celebrity or otherwise, for the enjoyment of male and female consumers alike. As leaders in both desktop and mobile web content delivery, PVLocker represented a natural fit for us in bringing this classic film to market for the digital consumer."
The addition of Italian Stallion marks PVLocker’s first foray into classic porn, but Colins said it probably will not be the last.
“Classic porn is a fantastic niche market and it’s one that we really haven’t explored before,” Colins said. “We believe that there’s a real opportunity to get these films out to a whole new market of consumers, and that the pairing of very old school porn with the very new school technology of PVLocker is going to be a compelling mix.”
Watch the trailer for Italian Stallion on PVLocker.com.