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Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story (1981)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Julia St. Vincent

Synopsis

It's hard, in the year 2001, to remember what porn was like in the 70s. In this decade when pornstars are on TV, date movie stars, and are on album covers, the secret world of men in raincoats attending sleazy theaters is hard to imagine. Now most people see porn on their cable or on video or DVD. Once upon a time, though, it was a big deal for a porn star to hit the mainstream, and John Holmes did just that. With a 14 inch endowment and not so good looks, Holmes made thousands of movies and slept with thousands of women. He became well known for his Johnny Wadd series, where he was an international man of mystery and hardcore sex. Eventually he got heavily into drugs, got involved in a brutal murder, and finally died of AIDS.

Actors

John Holmes
John Holmes
Himself
Seka
Seka
Herself
Jesie St. James
Jesie St. James
Vickey Caruthers
Georgina Spelvin
Georgina Spelvin
Alexandra
Annette Haven
Annette Haven
Girl in Opening Credits Only (archive footage)
Linda Wong
Linda Wong
Jasmine (archive footage)
Paula Wain
Paula Wain
Laureen/Sandi (archive footage)
Laurien Dominique
Laurien Dominique
Penny Holmes (archive footage)
Fatima Hamoud
Fatima Hamoud
Belly Dancer (archive footage)
Melba Bruce
Melba Bruce
Patty (archive footage)
Felecia Sanda
Felecia Sanda
Maria Luisa (archive footage)
Kyoto Sun
Kyoto Sun
Hit Girl (archive footage)
Phaery Burd
Phaery Burd
Tarine (archive footage)
Candida Royalle
Candida Royalle
Juanita (archive footage)
Jennifer Richards
Jennifer Richards
Shari (archive footage)
Eileen Wells
Eileen Wells
Sinthia (archive footage)
Bonnie Holiday
Bonnie Holiday
Sharon (archive footage)
Kitty Shayne
Kitty Shayne
Lorna (archive footage)
Jessica Temple-Smith
Jessica Temple-Smith
Jenny (archive footage)
Chris Cassidy
Chris Cassidy
Barbi (archive footage)
Monique Starr
Monique Starr
Charlee Hammond (archive footage)
Phadre
Phadre
Dancer in Opening Credits Only (archive footage)
Laurie Smith
Laurie Smith
Herself - Brunette in Hammock
Laura Toledo
Laura Toledo
Herself - Blonde in Hammock
Morgan Lofting
Morgan Lofting
Narrator (voice)
Bob Chinn
Bob Chinn
Himself - Interviewee/Frankie (also archive footage) (uncredited)
Damon Christian
Damon Christian
Guy Getting Jumped (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan Devlon
Joan Devlon
Juanita (uncredited)
Michelle Scher
Michelle Scher
Girl Getting Slapped (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia St. Vincent
Julia St. Vincent
Herself - Interviewer (uncredited)
Elliot Lewis
Elliot Lewis
Guy Getting Shot/Bartender (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crews

Julia St. Vincent
Julia St. Vincent
Director
John Boy
John Boy
Original Music Composer
Gibson Kleir
Gibson Kleir
Director of Photography
Eric Maxwell
Eric Maxwell
Director of Photography
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Editor
Julia St. Vincent
Julia St. Vincent
Producer

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