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Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes

2001

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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Universal acclaim based on 9 Ratings

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Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes

Movie Details & Credits

Lions Gate Films | Release Date: January 12, 2001 | NC-17

Summary: This documentary examines the facts and legends surrounding the life of male porn superstar John Holmes.

Director: Alan Smithee and Wesley Emerson

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: NC-17

Runtime: 105 min

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Metascore

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75

San Francisco Chronicle

Wesley Morris

Disarmingly intelligent if scattered documentary. Read full review

75

New York Daily News

Jack Mathews

A relatively straightforward portrait of Holmes, using interviews with family members, friends, wives, X-film producers and his former co-stars. Read full review

70

The New York Times

Stephen Holden

A fairly tough-minded film until the end, when several commentators who have been critical suddenly turn misty-eyed and suggest that underneath it all, Holmes was really a sweetie. Read full review

63

New York Post

Jonathan Foreman

Fascinatingly, many of the interviewees disagree vehemently about Holmes' personality: some of his co-stars and colleagues found him repellently abusive and selfish. Read full review

60

Village Voice

Amy Taubin

Filled with people who cut Holmes more slack than he deserved. Read full review

60

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Holmes's story isn't pretty, but it's fascinating, in no small part because the people Paley interviews offer a glimpse into a brief time when making porn was an act of rebellion that attracted a diverse and eccentric group of filmmakers and performers. Read full review

60

Chicago Reader

Fred Camper

Fans of the famed porn star, who died of AIDS in 1988, will want to catch this exhaustive 1998 video biography. Read full review

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JeffM.

Jul 6, 2006

Doesn't really get interesting until it deals with his involvement with Wonderland murders. Most of it plays like an extended A&E Biography, zooming in and out on the same stock photos numerous times.

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