A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in California's porno pits.
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Jake VanDorn
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Andy Mast
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Kristen VanDorn
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Joe VanDorn
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Jism Jim
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Big Dick Blaque
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Jake Van Dorn is a businessman from the American heartland who shares strong Calvinist convictions with most of his countrymen. His teenage daughter is missing from her church youth convention trip to California and Van Dorn hires a private investigator to find her. The result of the investigation is his daughter is spotted in a cheap X-rated movie. Van Dorn decides to bring her back personally and during the quest he becomes familiar with the pornographic underworld. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
Plot Keywords:
underground pornography | snuff movie | female nudity | female full frontal nudity | underage sex |Taglines:
"Oh my God, that's my daughter."Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 May 1979 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Hardcore See more »Filming Locations:
First United Methodist Church - 6817 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Jake VanDorn: Not very.
Niki: Well then we're just alike. I mean, you think it's so unimportant that you don't even do it. I think it's so unimportant that I don't care who I do it with.
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Written by Willy DeVille
Performed by Mink DeVille
Courtesy of Capitol Records
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Writer-director Paul Schrader said of this film for the movie's publicity: "After you take down the white picket fence of traditional morality, where do you set it up again? What can we permit? What can we tolerate? At what point must society say, NO! - this is not acceptable!". See more »Goofs
Panties suddenly appear on Niki's fully nude body in the peep booth. This goof is seen on old video and cable un-matted versions. (On DVD, the portion showing that Nikki has panties is properly cropped out and doesn't show.) See more »Quotes
Niki: Look, how important do you think sex is?Jake VanDorn: Not very.
Niki: Well then we're just alike. I mean, you think it's so unimportant that you don't even do it. I think it's so unimportant that I don't care who I do it with.
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Easy SliderWritten by Willy DeVille
Performed by Mink DeVille
Courtesy of Capitol Records
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Now that George C. Scott has passed away, many of my on-line acquaintances were citing selections from the movie "Patton" as their favorite on-screen quotes from the late actor.
My personal favorite, however, comes from what was the turning point of Scott's character in this movie. I pitied what Jake Van Dorn saw (then couldn't bear to see) as he watched his daughter coupling with the stringy-haired porn actor. Then I pitied him more as he unsuccessfully tried to crash the porn world in search of his only child. Finally, Scott made Van Dorn's final desperation palpable as he sat in the dimly lit motel room, head in his hands (although the toupee WAS hilarious) after "interviewing" the parade of hapless "actors" and "actresses".
When Van Dorn raises his tired eyes to see that the individual who just entered his room is the stringy-haired actor ("Jism Jim"), Scott's acting, the camera flashbacks and the music made me lean very close to the screen. As Van Dorn showed his little girl's picture to Jim, who thereupon throws a tantrum ("That BI***, do I have to act with HER? She made my c*** so...") I found myself very happy to watch Van Dorn beat the stuffing out of Jim with the table lamp.
And the quote? Van Dorn's, in George C. Scott's comforting, whiskey-cured voice as he prepares to shove Jim into a cold shower for some interrogation:
"CHEER UP, YOU'RE NOT DEAD!"
R. I. P. Mr. Scott.