American Stag (2006)

Am amazing film created from the largest private collection of "stag" films in the United States

Director:

Benjamin Meade

Writer:

Hammad Zaidi

Stars:

Adam Carolla, Tommy Chong, Melvin Van Peebles

Cast

Credited cast:
Adam Carolla	...	Himself
Tommy Chong	...	Himself
Melvin Van Peebles	...	Melvin Van Peebles
Barbara Hammer	...	Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Gladden	...	Stagman 2
Daniel Gluck	...	Himself
Chris Gore	...	Himself
Dotty Hamilton	...	Herself
Sara Jacobs	...	Herself
Rupert Jee	...	Himself
Lexi Lamour	...	Herself
Tom Mykins	...	The Wanker
Rusty Nails	...	Himself
Vance Reed	...	Himself
David J. Skal	...	Himself

Storyline

From the birth of cinema through the 1960s in the United States, most pornographic films were brief, black and white, anonymously produced films known as "stag films", "blue movies", or "smokers," so called because of the smoke-filled rooms where men would gather for private screenings. Initially shot on 35mm film, the advent of 16mm and 8mm consumer film stock allowed for production of about 1,000 of these films between 1915 and 1968. This film examines the "stag" film not as much for the subject matter or lack of production value, but as a metaphor and reflection of American popular culture. Featuring film footage from the largest private "stag" film collection in North America, American Stag is an amazing study of a subterranean phenomena of cinema in the western world. Featuring interviews with Adam Carolla, Melvin Van Peebles, Tommy Chong, Barbara Hammer, Linda Williams, Chris Gore, David Skal, and Rupert Jee.

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Plot Keywords:

stag film | female full frontal nudity | animated sex | cartoon sex | cigarette smoking | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corticrawl Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many now famous stars are believed to have started their careers as participants in "stag films", although usually these stars were just look-alikes

User Reviews

Fest Opens Film

Film will be opening April 1 at the Orlando Film festival. The comedy short "Who Makes Movies?" by Christopher Luccy starring Tom Konkle will screen prior to the premier. the film has apparently had a few snags getting a premiere but, finally gets its due.

The short film, Who Makes Movies? scheduled to screen just prior is largely improvised by Konkle as Randy Palmer is a perfect fit for American Stag as an opener. The short is done in the style of the comedy of Ricky Gervaise and Christopher Guest as a portrait of one man's dealings with the pirating of and working in the adult entertainment industry. Some of the stars of American Stag are slated to appear at the opening of the film that weekend. That film is a feature length documentary that is comic and a serious study of one of the largest collection of stag films and the history of the genre.