Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to millions. With nearly 25 years in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Scott J. Gill

Writer:

Scott J. Gill

Stars:

Ron Jeremy, William Margold, Al Goldstein

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to millions. With nearly 25 years in the adult film industry and over 1,600 films to his credit, Ron Jeremy is huge. In his world, Ron reigns supreme-he's made millions of dollars and slept with thousands of beautiful women, and is indisputably the industry's biggest star. And everyone who's anyone knows Ron-a pop icon to millions, he is a beacon of hope for many American male, since he stands as living proof that pretty much anyone can get some. So how did such a classically unhandsome, big and hairy guy ever get to be suchia super stud? In one of the most fascinating and entertaining comedies of the last year, audiences finally get a chance to get inside the life and times of Ron Jeremy, and find out what's really behind the hardest working man in show business.

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Plot Keywords:

porn star | sex | interview | jewish family | adult filmmaking | 

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Taglines:

The Story of America's Most Unlikely Sex Star

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue

Details

Official Sites:

Ocean Park Pictures / Maelstrom Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Legend of Ron Jeremy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$23,865 (USA) (30 November 2001)

Gross:

$411,897 (USA) (10 May 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

District Films, Radius Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ron Jeremy: My goal in life is to be an actor.

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Crazy Credits

Ron Jeremy is an accomplished hang glider pilot.

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Connections

Features Inside Seka (1981)

User Reviews

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.