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Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008) -- The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry.

Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   84 votes
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Director:
Jeffrey Schwarz
Contact:
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Genre:
Documentary | Romance more
Tagline:
At the dawn of the sexual revolution, we needed a hero. He needed an audience.
Plot:
The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Tab Hunter to Reveal Dark Side of Hollywood in New Documentary
 (From Manny the Movie Guy. 12 October 2009, 1:18 PM, PDT)
Porn King Wrangler Dead At 62
 (From WENN. 7 April 2009, 6:31 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Extraordinary, Delightful Person's Extraordinary, Delightful Life more (4 total)

Cast

 
Robert Alvarez ... Himself
Brooks Ashmanskas ... Himself
Michael Bronski ... Himself
Gino Colbert ... Himself
Durk Dehner ... Himself
Samuel R. Delany ... Himself
Michael Denneny ... Himself
Jack Deveau ... Himself (archive footage)
Andy Devine ... Himself (archive footage)
Jerry Douglas ... Himself
Kevin Duda ... Himself
Christine Ebersole ... Herself

Peter Ford ... Himself
Samantha Fox ... Herself
Joe Franklin ... Himself (archive footage)
Jamie Gillis ... Himself
Al Goldstein ... Himself

Rock Hudson ... Himself (archive footage)
Arnie Kantrowitz ... Himself
Tim Kincaid ... Himself
Chi Chi La Rue ... Himself
Gloria Leonard ... Herself
William Ivey Long ... Himself
William Margold ... Himself
Rod McKuen ... Himself
Sharon Mitchell ... Herself
Michael Musto ... Himself
Alan Oppenheimer ... Himself
Henri Pachard ... Himself

Robert Patrick ... Himself

Regis Philbin ... Himself (archive footage)
Robert W. Richards ... Himself
Candida Royalle ... Herself
Mark Sendroff ... Himself

Marc Shaiman ... Himself
David J. Skal ... Himself
Kevin Thomas ... Himself

Bruce Vilanch ... Himself
Debbi Whiting ... Herself
Margaret Whiting ... Herself
Carol Woods ... Herself
Jack Wrangler ... Himself

Directed by
Jeffrey Schwarz 
 
Produced by
Jack Mulligan .... associate producer
Sonja Nelson .... supervising producer
Jeffrey Schwarz .... producer
Taryn Teigue .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Cudahy 
 
Cinematography by
Gary Corrigan 
Kevin M. Graves 
David Hallinger 
Rob Jakubik 
Tanja Koop 
Doron Schlair 
Clay Westervelt 
 
Film Editing by
Jaime Meyers 
 
Makeup Department
Monique Hahn .... makeup artist
Kathrina Miccio .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Beth Bird .... additional post-production supervisor
Kent Buchanan .... additional post-production supervisor
D.W. Harper .... additional post-production supervisor
Donovan Kosters .... post-production supervisor
Russ McFarlane .... additional post-production supervisor
 
Sound Department
Mike Kelly .... sound recordist
Kenny Klimak .... sound re-recording mixer
Leo Lawrence .... sound recordist
Jim Machowski .... sound recordist
Gary Stevenson .... sound recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Grant Nellessen .... graphic design & animation
Jeff Nemetz .... graphic design & animation
Taryn Teigue .... photo retouching
 
Editorial Department
Stephen Altobello .... post-production assistant
Robin Dicker .... post-production assistant
Edmund Hanlon .... post-production assistant
Kevin Jones .... assistant editor
Darrell Mashia .... lead post-production assistant
Jeff Nemetz .... additional editor
Mike Nichols .... on-line editor & colorist
Jared Pruett .... post-production assistant
Richie Williams .... post-production assistant
 
Other crew
Donna Binder .... archival material
Gary Boas .... archival material
Josh Callahan .... production assistant
Stacia Campbell .... production intern
Carol Contes .... legal services
Adam Corrigan .... production assistant
Jane P. Davis .... production controller
Jim Dobson .... publicist
Jerry Douglas .... archival material
Peter Ford .... archival material
Samantha Fox .... archival material
Deric Johnson .... production intern
Tim Kincaid .... archival material
Jen Larson .... production intern
Terry LeGrand .... archival material
Michelle Mogavero .... production intern
Wakefield Poole .... archival material
Debbi Whiting .... archival material
Margaret Whiting .... archival material
Jack Wrangler .... archival material
 
Thanks
Tony Adonis .... special thanks
Pat Allen .... special thanks
Phillip J. Bartell .... special thanks
Dennis Bell .... special thanks
Eric Besner .... special thanks
Q. Allan Brocka .... special thanks
Robert Cary .... special thanks
Eryk Casemiro .... special thanks
Anna Chan .... special thanks
James Chan .... special thanks
Alex Cherian .... special thanks
Mark Christopher .... special thanks
David DeCoteau .... special thanks
Frank Del Conte .... special thanks
Tom DeSimone .... special thanks
Hedi El Kholti .... special thanks
Roberta Findlay .... special thanks
Alexis Fish .... special thanks
Tyson FitzGerald .... special thanks
Theresa Flynt .... special thanks
Hunter Fox .... special thanks
Javier Fuentes-León .... special thanks
Nick Gardner .... special thanks
Jim Griffin .... special thanks
Larry Grimaldi .... special thanks
Jane Hamilton .... special thanks
Matthew Hanger .... special thanks
Dan Hanks .... special thanks
Philip Harrison .... special thanks
Lawrence Helman .... special thanks
Frank Henenlotter .... special thanks
Jamie Horne .... special thanks
Charles Hovland .... special thanks
Christopher Hull .... special thanks
Matthew Johnstone .... special thanks
Mike Justice .... special thanks
Houston King .... special thanks
Chad Larabee .... special thanks
Albert Litewka .... special thanks
Jack Liu .... special thanks
Joseph F. Lovett .... special thanks
Michael Lumpkin .... special thanks
William Lustig .... special thanks
Royce Mitchell .... special thanks
Kelly Nichols .... special thanks
Mark Page .... special thanks
Regis Philbin .... special thanks
Stu Pollard .... special thanks
Brian Quinn .... special thanks
Richard Read .... special thanks
Pat Rocco .... special thanks
Howard Rosenman .... special thanks
Mark Saltzman .... special thanks
Elias Savada .... special thanks
Ted Sawicki .... special thanks
Eddie Schmidt .... special thanks
Adrian Sosa .... special thanks
Georgina Spelvin .... special thanks
Annie Sprinkle .... special thanks
Kay Starr .... special thanks
Susan Steiger .... special thanks
Darren Stein .... special thanks
Jeff Taupier .... special thanks
Jeff Thill .... special thanks
Mike Thomas .... special thanks
Jonathan Tolins .... special thanks
Steven Toushin .... special thanks
Robert Trachtenberg .... special thanks
Jim Tushinski .... special thanks
Mike Vraney .... special thanks
Wash Westmoreland .... special thanks
Julie Wilson .... special thanks
Jeffrey Wylie .... special thanks
Paul Yates .... special thanks
Edward Zimmerman .... special thanks
 

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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Company:
Automat Pictures more

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Extraordinary, Delightful Person's Extraordinary, Delightful Life, 15 August 2008
10/10
Author: (rbrtptrck@aol.com) from Los Feliz CA

Jack Wrangler was a spoiled Beverly Hills brat, an insecure homosexual, and an unsuccessful actor who became the self-made top-echelon icon of gay pride in porn movies. Having reached the peak of the gay porn-star profession (a profession he virtually created as he created himself), he then made just as big a name in straight porn, married a famous woman, and started several new careers. This detailed, crystal-clear documentary takes you through Jack's mind and life with copious footage of him, his work, his times, and a great many people who were around him. As a co-worker of Jack's and a participant in this movie, I assure you that director Schwarz has caught Jack's quiet, charming, and above all strong essence perfectly. This is the Jack I know.

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