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Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story

  • 1981
  • X
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
186
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AdultBiographyDocumentary

A documentary about John C. Holmes, who was the biggest star in the adult film industry in more ways than one.A documentary about John C. Holmes, who was the biggest star in the adult film industry in more ways than one.A documentary about John C. Holmes, who was the biggest star in the adult film industry in more ways than one.

  • Director
    • Julia St. Vincent
  • Stars
    • John Holmes
    • Seka
    • Jesie St. James
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    186
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Julia St. Vincent
    • Stars
      • John Holmes
      • Seka
      • Jesie St. James
    • 4User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    John Holmes
    John Holmes
    • Self - Interviewee
    • (as John C. Holmes)
    • …
    Seka
    Seka
    • Self - Interviewee…
    Jesie St. James
    • Vickey Caruthers
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Jesse St. James)
    Annette Haven
    Annette Haven
    • Girl in Opening Credits Only
    • (archive footage)
    Georgina Spelvin
    Georgina Spelvin
    • Alexandra
    • (archive footage)
    Linda Wong
    Linda Wong
    • Jasmine
    • (archive footage)
    Paula Wain
    • Laureen
    • (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)
    Candida Royalle
    Candida Royalle
      Jennifer Richards
      Jennifer Richards
      • Shari
      • (archive footage)
      Eileen Welles
      • Sinthia
      • (archive footage)
      • (as Eileen Wells)
      Bonnie Holiday
      • Sharon
      • (archive footage)
      Kitty Shayne
      • Lorna
      • (archive footage)
      • (as Kitty Shane)
      • Director
        • Julia St. Vincent
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      10excess1973

      Totally Awesome! Reality Porn

      I am a big fan of John Holmes and this movie is a must see for those who want to see what he was like in action. Not only in scenes with famous porn actresses but just in his everyday life. This film has numerous interviews with John and you really get a feel for who he was, how he behaved and how he rambled. You'll totally see the comparison to Boogie Nights as this film was the inspiration for that movie, and going down the line to Wonderland. None of them have the real John Holmes interview footage, and I've heard that all of it comes from this little ditty. Sure it's an old movie, but it's a must see for those who have an appetite for reality porn.
      ajji-2

      far out, man!

      i confess: i am a fan of the golden age of porn. and out here, it's hard to get any such films. all that is available is the latest fodder, which usually is a mechanized, by-the-numbers effort. so it was a treat to see some footage from superior films, and to get some info about John Holmes. watch this as a companion to 'boogie nights', if u r a fan.
      10filmbuff1974

      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!

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      • Trivia
        Footage for "Waikiki Wadd," which would have been the last film of the "Johnny Wadd" series, was shot in Hawaii, in 1979-80 but the movie was never finished. In Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story (1981), a clapboard with the title, "Waikiki Wadd," is shown in a short faux scene depicting Holmes as the private dick.
      • 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.

      • Alternate versions
        DVD Version contains new footage not in the original movie.
      • Connections
        Edited into Wonderland (2003)

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      • Release date
        • July 1981 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Exhausted
      • Production company
        • Annazan
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 12 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 4:3

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