Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)

Director:

Scott J. Gill

Writer:

Scott J. Gill (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

The Story of America's Most Unlikely Sex Star

Plot:

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy...

Plot Keywords:

Jewish Family | Porn Star | Pornography | Hiv Testing | Sex

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ron Jeremy	...	Himself
William Margold	...	Himself
Al Goldstein	...	Himself
Al Lewis	...	Himself (as Al 'Grandpa' Lewis)
Seymore Butts	...	Himself
Sharon Mitchell	...	Herself
Larry Flynt	...	Himself
Chris Cannon	...	Himself
Tabitha Stevens	...	Herself
Veronica Hart	...	Herself (as Jane Hamilton)
Anita Cannibal	...	Herself
Phoebe Dollar	...	Herself
Susan Yannetti	...	Herself
Samantha Stylles	...	Herself
Troy Duffy	...	Himself
Kenny Dollar	...	Himself
Shanna McCullough	...	Herself
Venice Adrian	...	Herself
Jenna Jameson	...	Herself
Alisha Klass	...	Herself
Jim Enright	...	Himself
Sasha Gabor	...	Himself
Jim Holliday	...	Himself
Adam Rifkin	...	Himself
Lowel Smith	...	Himself
Lexington Steele	...	Himself
Greg Watkins	...	Himself
Matt Zane	...	Himself
Rodney Dangerfield	...	Himself (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ginger Lynn Allen	...	(archive footage) (as Ginger Lynn)
Jack Baker	...	(archive footage)
Johann Benét	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jerry Butler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joey Buttafuoco	...	Himself (archive footage)
Annabel Chong	...	Herself
Aurora Cortez	...	Herself
Donita	...	Herself
Rusty Estill	...	Himself
Edward Furlong	...	Himself
Kathleen Haase	...	Herself
Mike Horner
Ice-T	...	Himself (archive footage)
Don Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bridgette Kerkove	...	Herself
Skeeter Kerkove	...	Himself (as Skeeter)
Kid Rock	...	Himself (DVD only - deleted scene)
Tanya Lawson	...	Herself (archive footage)
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lynn Redgrave	...	Herself (archive footage)
Herschel Savage	...	Himself
Seka	...	Herself (archive footage)
Stephanie Swift	...	Herself (DVD only - deleted scene)
Peter Criss	...	Himself (uncredited)
Corey Feldman	...	Himself (uncredited)
Heidi Fleiss	...	Herself (uncredited)
Ace Frehley	...	Himself (uncredited)
David Mattey	...	Noxie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Horatio Sanz	...	Ron Jeremy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gene Simmons	...	Himself (uncredited)
Dan Snow	...	Sgt.Kazinski (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Stanley	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Scott J. Gill

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Scott J. Gill		writer

Produced by
Kirt Eftekhar	....	producer
Scott J. Gill	....	producer
Tim Goldberg	....	executive producer
Sean Skelton	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Carvin Knowles

Cinematography by
Scott J. Gill
Ralph King

Film Editing by
Scott J. Gill

Editorial Department
Stacy Chess	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Trevor Gribble	....	digital film transfer
Trevor Gribble	....	video to film transfer
Dina Mande	....	title designer

Thanks
Don Coscarelli	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• District Films

Distributors

• Maelstrom Entertainment (USA)
• Mongrel Media (Canada)
• Outrider Films

Also Known As:

The Legend of Ron Jeremy (Canada: English title) (DVD title) (USA) (short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:R | USA:R | Australia:R

Company:

District Films

Quotes:

Ron Jeremy: Sex is simple - love is painful.

Movie Connections:

References Put It in Reverse 3 (1998) (V)

Everyone loves some good porn! (Oh, wait, this isn't porn.)

After John Holmes died of AIDS in the eighties, the Famous Male Porn Star slot was left open. Holmes had successfully managed to help make porn something more than just a thing for "excited" guys. His Johnny Wadd character has become semi-famous like any regular movie character - he was even referenced to in "Mystery Science Theater." He was around when porn became pretentious and tried to develop story lines, resulting in some really bad, bad porno - and some really cheesy stuff like "Pizza Girls." Ron Jeremy was overweight and not-too-good-looking but he had a long s*hl0ng and managed to fill John's position after he died. He instantly became famous for his, err, "attribute" and "penetrated" the world of porn like no other. (Okay, here end the none-too-subtle sexual innuendo on my behalf!) This revealing documentary (darn! There I go again!) follows Ron's life from childhood to porn - detailing how he became involved in X-rated films to begin with, and when exactly he became the most famous male porn star in the industry.

The documentary features interviews from Ron himself, as well as fellow porn stars and directors. There are also some celebrity interviews for good measure.

If you aren't interested in porn at all you may still find something worthwhile here because Ron's life is pretty interesting, just in terms of how successful he's been in his transition from porn to Hollywood (nabbing some roles in major films, including Trey Parker's "Orgazmo").

I'm not a big porn watcher (despite my knowledge of pretentious '70s porn, which I only know of - I swear - because of "Boogie Nights"...and a few I watched) but I found this fun and engaging. It works as a good documentary, a good comedy, and a good porno. Just kidding on the last one! Here ends my sickening sexual-innuendo.