Title: The Other Hollywood
First published: 2005
Description: 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.
Subjects: Sex in motion pictures, History and criticism, Oral history, Erotic films, History, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Pornographic films, Pornographic film industry, Pornography, social aspects, Hollywood (los angeles, calif.), social life and customs
Places: United States
LC classification: PN1995.9.S45 M36 2005