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A Night at the Adonis

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A Night At The Adonis is a 1978 gay pornographic film directed by Jack Deveau and starring Jack Wrangler, Chris Michaels, Big Bill Eld (also called Bill Young), and Mandingo. A highly plot-driven film, it hails from the "Golden Age" of gay pornography and was released by Hand In Hand Films.

A Night At The Adonis
Directed byJack Deveau
StarringJack Wrangler
Chris Michaels
Big Bill Eld (aka Bill Young)
Mandingo
Distributed byHand In Hand Films, Bijou Video
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The production was shot outside business hours at the now closed 1,400-seat Manhattan porn theatre The Adonis.[1] The film, which would screen at the Adonis upon its release, was among the earliest to use a Steadicam in an opening shot that wanders through the hallways of the movie house.[2][1][3]

Premise

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The film tracks Jack Wrangler's evening at the titular Adonis Theatre, a (then) well-known Times Square movie house where sexual activity took place. It featured a bit role by the theatre's real-life female cashier Bertha.[1]

Cast

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  • Jack Wrangler
  • Roger
  • Chris Michaels
  • Big Bill Eld
  • Mandingo
  • Mark Woodward
  • Malo
  • Jim Delegatti
  • Ken Schneizez
  • Muffie Mayer
  • Geraldo
  • Eartha Hugee
  • Koos Chapman
  • Lee Foster
  • Keith Strickland
  • Paul Maul
  • Victor Williams
  • Todd Travers
  • Robert A. Glory

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Cline, John; Weiner, Robert G. (2010). From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse: Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema's First Century (1st ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780810876552.
  2. ^ Waite, Thomas L. (1989-02-12). "New York Shuts 2 Gay Theaters As AIDS Threats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  3. ^ "Fab Magazine Issue #419 | PDF | Leisure". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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