Released | Jul 31st, 2004 |
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Running Time | 90 |
Director | David Wald |
Company | Red Luci |
Cast | Roger Diamond, Laurie Holmes, William Margold, Bill Amerson, Mark Novick, Ginger Lynn |
Critical Rating | Not Yet Rated |
Genre | Alternative |
Although this documentary could have used a lot more archival footage of Wadd in action, the talking-head style vid still rivets in telling the story of porn's first male superstar, massively endowed John "Wadd" Holmes. The interview footage from old-time associates of Holmes' (William Margold, ex wife Laurie Holmes) paints a fully-realized, fascinating picture of life in the "Other Hollywood" of the 1970s as well as a look into the conflicting nature of Wadd's fucked-up personality, although the post-death transformation of a scraggly, drug-addled porn dude into a towering superstar sometimes provides more unintended comedy than anything else.