DVD Review: Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy (B)

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
Directed by Scott J. Gill
Starring Ron Jeremy, Al Goldstein and Al Lewis
MPAA: R
Grade: B

Review by Bobby Nashville

The only guy with a stranger life than Ron Jeremy is Michael Jackson, and trust me, you'd much rather be RJ than MJ. Jeremy has been in over 1,600 adult films and this documentary examines his extraordinary life both on and off screen. Full of wit and intelligence, Porn Star: The Legend Of Ron Jeremy is a very good peek into a life that is truly stranger than fiction.

Ron Jeremy is a pretty unattractive guy. He's overweight and covered with so much hair that his fellow porn stars have nicknamed him "The Hedgehog". But he's very likable and he has a great sense of humor. In a time where women (and even some men) have plastic surgery to appear more "perfect" for porn films, Ron gets by with his sensitivity and his over-all good nature. Okay, okay, he is absolutely huge, but that's what got him into the industry, not what's kept him a star attraction for over 25 years. The Hedgehog is just a funny, average slob of a guy that lucked into being the world's most famous porn star.

Porn Star: The Life of Ron Jeremy avoids the political arguments surrounding the adult film industry in general, wisely keeping its focus on the insane life of the business' most unlikely star. The film shows nudity (how could it not?) but this is of course, central to the story (I mean come on folks, this is a documentary about a porn star). There are no explicit hard-core shots in the movie and the over-all tone of the film is very light.

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