Product Details

• Actors: Ron Jeremy, William Margold, Al Goldstein, Al Lewis (III), Seymore Butts
• Directors: Scott J. Gill
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: New Video Group
• DVD Release Date: March 25, 2003
• Run Time: 76 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007JZXS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,028 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Anyone who fantasizes about becoming a porn star should see Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, a cheerful documentary that paints a sympathetic but clear-eyed portrait of the most successful male porn star of all time. Through remarkably frank interviews with the man himself and a variety of friends and associates (including actresses, rival actors, and directors; porn moguls like Larry Flynt and Al Goldstein; and, most surprisingly, Jeremy's own family), Ron Jeremy emerges as a likeable but self-obsessed guy whose insatiable drive for fame and success is also a struggle to overcome loneliness and a lack of self-worth. Not that anyone's going to feel too sorry for a man who gets paid to have sex, but Jeremy's honesty and sense of humor deserve some respect. And despite all the flesh on display, Porn Star is more matter-of-fact than titillating, taking in its subject with a sociological distance. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

(Full-length, unrated version) The film that was a theatrical phenomenon across the nation, PORN STAR: THE LEGEND OF RON JEREMY offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to millions.

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Customer Reviews

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48 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The luckiest man on the planet, December 24, 2002

By	BD Ashley "vidiot_y2k" (Otago, New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy (Uncut & Unrated Edition) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Ron Jeremy. You've got to wonder about the guy. Anyone who has had the misfortune to rent a porno and then you see this hairy fat guy getting get down and dirty with loads of beautiful women, it makes the average guy (!!ME!!) think "If only my Old Fella were as big as Ron's". No doubt about it, on the surface the Hedgehog looks like he is the luckiest man on God's green Earth.
PORN STAR is actually a highly enjoyable, light hearted look at the rise and rise of arguably the most successful male adult film star in history. Really, viewers will be amazed to learn that Ron really just wants to be taken seriously as an actor and most of the time according to SCREW editor Al Goldstein, he would rather eat copious amounts of food than what he is famed for (ahem!) eating. Hard to believe.
Unlike WADD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN C HOLMES and SEX: THE ANNABEL CHONG STORY, PORN STAR features no sordid tales of drug abuse or degradation at the hands of sleazy porn merchants. It's basically the tale of a regular all round nice guy blessed with a mega sized schlong who gets to live out every guy's wildest fantasies, yet still finds time to do excruciatingly unfunny standup comedy routines and used to be a high school teacher!! Actually he only intended to do a handful (huh huh) of pornos until more meaty roles came along (huh huh again). PORN STAR is a must see for anyone who is even mildly interested in porn. Highly recommended

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pornstar, December 10, 2001

By	Hansol Lee (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie (sort of) works because it doesn't take itself too seriously. Unlike "Sex: The Annabel Chong Story" (another documentary about a pornstar -- Ron Jeremy appears in it also) which was pretentious and self-indulgent, "Pornstar: The Legend of Ron Jeremy" is a light-hearted and funny chronicle of how an unattractive, fat, hairy guy became one of the most famous adult film stars in the world. The movie lacked a consistent flow and felt a little too scattered, however. It offers bits and pieces of Ron Jeremy's "life and career", but fails to provide the big picture. I didn't get much out of it other than some cheap laughs. The quality of filmmaking was rather amateurish too.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars There's a little Ron in all of us., May 5, 2003

By	"[e-mail]" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

Guys (and girls too) you know Ron Jeremy. Chances are, if you have ever watched two [adult] videos, Ron Jeremy was in one of them. In fact, you probably fast-forwarded through his scene. However, as you were fast-forwarding (and laughing at how ridiculous sex looks at high speed) you were you thinking, wow, how did this guy end up in this video? Jeremy is short, hairy, and fat, and yet somehow is the world's most recognizable porn star. You just gotta wonder: how did he do it?

Well, ponder no longer, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy has arrived. This 80 minute documentary follows a day in the life of Ron Jeremy while telling his life story. Interviews with his family, friends, and his, ahem, distiguished colleagues, keep it interesting as they discuss the man, the myth, and of course, the legend. Actually, Jeremy is a pretty regular guy, and dare I say, boring.

Seriously though, we all owe a little debt of gratitude to Ron Jeremy. Deep down in places not usually discussed at the dinner table, we all (generally speaking) admire Ron Jeremy: the ugly guy who gets the hot girls. Jememy was in the first porn I ever saw and I'll never forget it. This may not be the crowning achievement Jememy wanted, but it is his legacy. God bless him for it.