American Porn

American Porn

60 mins | Documentary | Feb. 21, 2002

It's one of the hottest industries in America. Easier to order at home than a pizza, bigger than rock music, it's arguably the most profitable enterprise in cyberspace. AT&T has been in the business. Yahoo! has profited from it. Westin and Marriott have made more money selling it than selling snacks and drinks in their mini-bars. And with estimates as high as $10 billion a year, it boasts the kind of earnings that most American businesses would envy. It's pornography.

American Porn

60 mins | Documentary | Feb. 21, 2002

American Porn
It's one of the hottest industries in America. Easier to order at home than a pizza, bigger than rock music, it's arguably the most profitable enterprise in cyberspace. AT&T has been in the business. Yahoo! has profited from it. Westin and Marriott have made more money selling it than selling snacks and drinks in their mini-bars. And with estimates as high as $10 billion a year, it boasts the kind of earnings that most American businesses would envy. It's pornography.
Producers PBS Frontline
Original title American Porn
Directors Michael Kirk
Writers

Cast

Will Lyman

as Narrator

Robert Black

as Himself

Lizzy Borden

as Herself

Larry Flynt

as Himself