The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry

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.

Author: Legs McNeil,Jennifer Osborne,Peter Pavia
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dey Street Books
Published: 02/21/2006
Pages: 640
Weight: 1.5lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780060096601