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

Director:

Julia St. Vincent

Stars:

John Holmes, Seka, Jesie St. James

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Holmes	...	Himself - Interviewee / Various Roles (as John C. Holmes)
Seka	...	Herself - Interviewee / Blonde with Johnny
Jesie St. James	...	Vickey Caruthers (archive footage) (as Jesse St. James)
Annette Haven	...	Girl in Opening Credits Only (archive footage)
Georgina Spelvin	...	Alexandra (archive footage)
Linda Wong	...	Jasmine (archive footage)
Paula Wain	...	Laureen / Sandi (archive footage) (as Christin Sarver)
Laurien Dominique	...	Penny Holmes (archive footage)
Fatima Hamoud	...	Belly Dancer (archive footage) (as Fatima Hammoud)
Melba Bruce	...	Patty (archive footage)
Felecia Sanda	...	Maria Luisa (archive footage) (as Felicia Sanda)
Kyoto Sun	...	Hit Girl (archive footage) (as Kyoto)
Phaery Burd	...	Tarine (archive footage) (as Fay Burd)
Joan Devlon	...	Juanita (archive footage) (as Candice Chambers)
Jennifer Richards	...	Shari (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

archive footage | adult filmmaking | director | street interview | sexuality | 

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Taglines:

...Over 14,000 women knew him intimately!

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Genres:

Documentary | Adult | Biography

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Exhausted

Company Credits

Production Co:

Annazan

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Copies of the movie were used as reference material for the cast of Boogie Nights.

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Quotes

John Holmes: If a woman respects what you do, what you represent, how you speak, how you carry yourself. You don't have to be overly macho. You don't have to be overly complementary. Gain her respect. Treating her as an equal. Don't bullshit her. Treat her as a human being. Treat her as you would treat yourself. As soon as you have that respect from her, she'll treat you with the same respect that you show. Then, you fuck the shit out of her.

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Connections

Features Liquid Lips (1976)

User Reviews

They just don't make them like this anymore!

I saw Exhausted in the movie theater when it was released in the 1980's.Video really hadn't made the inroads that came later.I remember reading about John C. Holmes being on the run.In fact there was a large poster with an enlarged newspaper article which had people of all walks of life stopping and reading the article.So John C. Holmes was definitely mainstream already.Who was to know that two different mainstream Hollywood movies would come out based on his life.

Anyway, the documentary still holds up all these years later.the director of Boogie Nights definitely studied this film.i agree with another reviewer about the superior quality of the explicit sex shown in this film and others of the era.That is to say it was and is far superior to anything put out today.i don't even bother with the new releases because the sex scenes are so absolutely boring and by-the-numbers.

Exhausted is an excellent expose of the legendary John C. Holmes.Definitely worth a look for John C. Holmes fans!