Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23511 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-03-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English
• Running time: 76 minutes

From Amazon.com
Anyone who fantasizes about becoming a porn star should see Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, a cheerful documentary that paints a sympathetic but clear-eyed portrait of the most successful male porn star of all time. Through remarkably frank interviews with the man himself and a variety of friends and associates (including actresses, rival actors, and directors; porn moguls like Larry Flynt and Al Goldstein; and, most surprisingly, Jeremy's own family), Ron Jeremy emerges as a likeable but self-obsessed guy whose insatiable drive for fame and success is also a struggle to overcome loneliness and a lack of self-worth. Not that anyone's going to feel too sorry for a man who gets paid to have sex, but Jeremy's honesty and sense of humor deserve some respect. And despite all the flesh on display, Porn Star is more matter-of-fact than titillating, taking in its subject with a sociological distance. --Bret Fetzer

Review
"I really want to do legitimate movies," Ron Jeremy says over and over throughout Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy until it's like a mantra. It's easy to see that the documentary is a thinly veiled last-ditch appeal to mainstream producers and directors to hire Jeremy for non-porn movies before he gets too old to make much of a career. But there's no denying he's had quite a career already -- 1,600 porn movies and counting! Director Scott J. Gill, whom it would not surprise us at all to find out was paid by Jeremy for making such a friendly film, as enlightening as it is, follows Jeremy on and off the set and uses testimonials from friends, family, and co-stars, as well as home movies, public appearances, and footage from some of his 1,600 X-rated films to illustrate Jeremy's career thus far. Longtime fans, and there are many, will be pleased to see that the star also shares some of his sexual secrets, although there are no "money shots" -- not even in the unrated version. The most revealing sequence involves Jeremy's industry-mandated monthly blood test, and the cameras wait with him at the clinic until a nurse arrives to give him an all clear. Never in his life could Jeremy act that nervous that convincingly -- he fears for his life, and that's why he wants to go legit as soon as possible. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide

On the DVD
Running commentary Ron Jeremy & director Scott J. Gill
Deleted scenes
Ron's filmography and pornography
Filmmaker and crew biographies
Interactive menus
Scene selection

Customer Reviews

entertaining & humorous documentary
first & foremost, you don't have to like pornography or documentaries necessarily to find this docu film enjoyable. in fact, it may very well give viewers an inside(no pun intended) look at one of america's happiest men. porn star succeeds because it's honest & has very little to hide as far as the industry goes in the eyes of mr. jeremy. ron jeremy speaks candidly in front of the camera & is always fun to watch. if you aren't careful, you jsut might learn a few things through a series of interviews with friends & those who've known or loved ron. we also get a very solid image of who mr. jeremy truly is which perhaps will break down many of our inevitable misconceptions. mr. jeremy is not only a legend in the adult film industry (having made thousands of skin flicks) but he is a big cult figure in the mainstream entertainment business as well. it's extremely rare to see an actor in the adult film industry do well in mainstream cinema but this is mr. jeremy's ultimate dream & he mentions this throughout the entire film. we also get a glimpse of ron's earliest childhood memories which is very poignant & heartfelt. in between the interviews or candid talk with jeremy, we are treated to some clips from his body(no pun intended once again) of work which could easily stand beside some of the greatest moments in b- movie history & even a little bit of animation like we would later see in michael moore's bowling for columbine. it's almost hard to believe that at one time the adult cinema closely resembles what are now considered to campy films or cult classics. in some ways, porn star is similiar to a reality tv show as we watch ron doing everyday activites such as traveling or being tested for sexually transmitted diseases at a local health clinic. although i've never been a real fan of documentaries as a general rule of thumb, porn star was an insightful & funny mixture of entertainment. i've seen this film several times since purcahsing my own copy last year in february. if you dig documentaries, this is most definately the film you'll want to see. if you don't like documentaries, this or bowling for columbine are a wonderful place to start. if only all documentaries could be this interesting, right?

Oh My God
I don't know what it is; money, begging, 15 minutes of fame, or just luck. What is it that makes Ron Jeremy so fortunate. Personally, I would not be caught dead filming one of his flicks. If I met him, I would flat out ask him "What makes women get a piece of you?"

In the meantime, go get'em Ron!!!

better than you'd think
I would have NEVER watched this but my brother in law dropped it off & told me I needed to see it -- It was surprisingly better than I expected, more of a bio of Ron Jeremy than a behind-the-scenes look at the porn industry. Ron Jeremy comes off as a normal guy --funny, optimistic, a little insecure, who just happens to act in porn films. It's a job. He could just as easily be a car salesman, accountant, or (as he once was) a special-education teacher. He seems so normal. His father, a physicist, interviewed for the film, seems like such a normal dad. They have a normal father-son relationship. His sister, interviewed for the film, seems like a straight-laced professional, very fond of her brother. Ron Jeremy comes off as a slightly slovenly typical guy. Other persons from the porn industry are interviewed for the film -- they don't come off nearly as well as Jeremy. Particularly entertaining are the interviews of Grandpa (from the Munsters -- I don't know his real name).