Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes

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Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes

NC-17

Released Jan 12, 2001

1h 50m

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This revealing documentary looks at the sordid life of 1970s porn star John Holmes. The film examines his modest rural beginnings and details his initiation into the porn industry, where he rose to a remarkable level of fame, thanks in large part to his "Johnny Wadd" film series. Unfortunately, Holmes couldn't handle his success, a point driven home by interviews with his friends and family, and this led to numerous problems, including drug abuse and even involvement in a murder case.

Stephen Holden

New York Times

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 13, 2001

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Some real emotion pierces through.

Nov 13, 2001

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Shane Burridge

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Equal doses of humor, poignancy, horror and fascination

Jan 1, 2000

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Jay H

Wow; John Holmes was a real piece of garbage.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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[img]http://www.moviezine.se/filmbilder/006/taking_lives.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.sanity.com.au/coverscan/545000/540850.jpg[/img] Yeah . One of these movies was about a porn star who had a big dick. The other was fucking shit and ruined the song 'Bad' by U2.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Quite depressing actually, but I learnt so much more about John Holmes than I knew before, not that I really knew anything but I recently saw Wonderland. It was a well made doco, although I hated the cuts to his movies when explaining real life events. That was all a little too weird, I mean it made it all seem not serious and it was so serious. What a life this guy had. Porn and drugs don't make a good mix!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

This revealing documentary looks at the sordid life of 1970s porn star John Holmes. The film examines his modest rural beginnings and details his initiation into the porn industry, where he rose to a remarkable level of fame, thanks in large part to his "Johnny Wadd" film series. Unfortunately, Holmes couldn't handle his success, a point driven home by interviews with his friends and family, and this led to numerous problems, including drug abuse and even involvement in a murder case.

Director: Cass Paley
Producer: Cass Paley
Screenwriter: Rodger Jacobs
Production Co: Cassel Productions
Rating: NC-17 (Explicit Sexual Content)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2001, Original
Runtime: 1h 50m