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Product Identifiers
PublisherFeral House
ISBN-101936239310
ISBN-139781936239313
eBay Product ID (ePID)110904187
Product Key Features
Book TitlePure Filth
Number of Pages338 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScreenplays, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts
AuthorPeter Sotos
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight31.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
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Reviews"This is deadly serious stuff. It's the kind of thing that if you read it and it gives you an erection, you may want to seek out a psychologist." -Doug Brunell, The Written Word is a Lie
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal791.436538
SynopsisJames Gillis is known as one of the first male 'superstars' of pornography. He was one of the first actors to candidly document his career, tastes and experiences in the industry. Completed before his death, Pure Filth contains the transcripts from the films he starred in, with Gillis' personal commentary and anecdotal details. It is an fascinating insight into the man who created 'reality porn' - and is an explicit expose on the workings of the porn industry., Jamie Gillis appeared in over one hundred films, and as such was a primary performer in pornography's "Golden Age." Gillis is also known for inventing the "Gonzo" genre of pornography, played out in the film Boogie Nights by Burt Reynolds' character. Pure Filth appears as transcripts from the films Jamie produced during these early years of radical and highly personal pornography. Completed just before his death in February 2010, Gillis contributed an introduction to each transcript to shed light on his ideas and plans, as well as anecdotal details and personal commentary. The book has more to do with an artist's understanding of sex than the mere views of a flesh peddler. The careful language and brutal intelligence that Jamie brought to interviews are what separates the conversations from any other work that might have more academic or prurient pretensions. Extreme novelist Peter Sotos , perhaps better known and appreciated in France and the United Kingdom than his home country, was a good friend of Jamie Gillis, and Sotos' unusual perspective makes this volume possible.
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.S45
