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The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral…
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The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry (édition 2006)

par Legs Mcneil, Jennifer Osborne, Peter Pavia

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A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews, contemporary newspaper accounts, police reports, court testimony, and more, Legs McNeil and coauthors Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia trace today's billion-dollar industry from its makeshift, mob-connected origins to the Internet age. Along the way we encounter porn stars such as Linda Lovelace, John Holmes, Traci Lords, and Savannah -- along with countless mainstream stars, politicians, FBI agents, and more. Epic, hilarious, and moving, The Other Hollywood contributes to the porn industry the one thing missing in all previous accounts: a vivid, tragicomic, irresistible humanity.… (plus d'informations)
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Titre:The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry
Auteurs:Legs Mcneil
Autres auteurs:Jennifer Osborne, Peter Pavia
Info:HarperEntertainment (2006), Edition: 1, Paperback, 640 pages
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The best thing about this book is the cover. The book consists of titillating but not terribly illuminating snippets of interviews that reveal little except most of these poor folks were borderline dysfunctional. Studs Terkel does oral history much better.

There are some funny scenes. “"When I arrived to shoot my first loop, Tina Russell was dressed like a hooker-in a short, short ribbed maroon miniskirt and a black pullover jersey and high heels. And no bra. Then a handsome, thin, bearded young man joined us. "Hi," he said. "I'm Jason. Tina's husband." My erection dropped like an express elevator. "Are you going to be in the film, too?" I asked Jason. "Nope. Not today."

The aggregate effect of the book is totally depressing. The average career for the women lasted two years; the men often much longer, and the involvement with the mob and how little money they made is dispiriting. Marilyn Chambers (remember the Ivory Snow box cover?) was an exception who managed to garner a percentage of the take from Behind the Green Door and the scandal surrounding her face on the pure soap helped push box office receipts. Linda Lovelace, real name, Linda Susan Boreman, who died quite young from a car accident at age 53, related a bizarre conversation with her father: My father went to see the movie-[guess which one] because he wanted to see if it was really me. And he came back and said, "Yup, it's her, but it's some kind of trick." Then he went and sat down on the couch with his peanuts and beer and watched Wild Kingdom." ( )
  ecw0647 | Sep 30, 2013 |
Maybe one of my favorite books of all time. Studs Terkel and Legs McNeil will one day share an office in heaven. Between this work and [book: Please Kill Me], I owe McNeil a drink. ( )
  damsorrow | Jul 22, 2009 |
Maybe one of my favorite books of all time. Studs Terkel and Legs McNeil will one day share an office in heaven. Between this work and [book: Please Kill Me], I owe McNeil a drink. ( )
1 voter damsorrow | Jul 22, 2009 |
Maybe one of my favorite books of all time. Studs Terkel and Legs McNeil will one day share an office in heaven. Between this work and [book: Please Kill Me], I owe McNeil a drink. ( )
  damsorrow | Jul 22, 2009 |
Maybe one of my favorite books of all time. Studs Terkel and Legs McNeil will one day share an office in heaven. Between this work and [book: Please Kill Me], I owe McNeil a drink. ( )
  damsorrow | Jul 22, 2009 |
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Of the seven years it took us to complete The Other Hollywood, we spent roughly half the time trying to sell the book to a publisher. Surprisingly - or not - pornography was considered an uncommercial venture by the literary publishing industry, who seemed to believe that even people who watched pron would not want to read about it.
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A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry, The Other Hollywood peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews, contemporary newspaper accounts, police reports, court testimony, and more, Legs McNeil and coauthors Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia trace today's billion-dollar industry from its makeshift, mob-connected origins to the Internet age. Along the way we encounter porn stars such as Linda Lovelace, John Holmes, Traci Lords, and Savannah -- along with countless mainstream stars, politicians, FBI agents, and more. Epic, hilarious, and moving, The Other Hollywood contributes to the porn industry the one thing missing in all previous accounts: a vivid, tragicomic, irresistible humanity.

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