fertilecelluloid Review of Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle

Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle (1981)

Fascinating porn doco about a fascinating pro-porn feminist

[8/10 · 2 April 2006]

Say what you want about Annie Sprinkle, but don't say she isn't sincere. Since the very beginning of her illustrious career, she has been one of porn's greatest cheerleaders and one of the first "feminists" to view porn as positive. There have been many "Inside..." porn films in which we have literally and metaphorically journeyed into an actress's vagina, anus, mouth and mind, but this is the most interesting of the bunch. Annie, who began her career urinating on camera, is interviewed at length and proceeds to demonstrate her infamous talent. Although golden showers are as common as blowjobs in Euro porn, it has always been a sticky area in US porn, as has fisting "(Tigresses"), scat ("Femmes de Sade") and rape (Lizzie Borden's "Forced Entry"). In the uncut version of this interesting porn doco, Annie's urination scenes are intact, but there are several versions in which her wet antics are excised. Annie is an articulate, intelligent, fascinating character who does not come across as jaded, bitter, or vindictive. Shot on film and always respectful of its subject, "Inside Annie Sprinkle" is well worth tracking down. Annie also appeared in Damiano's pseudo porn doco "Consenting Adults", another excellent piece that explored diverse sexual lifestyles.