Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story

Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story

75 mins | Documentary | June 6, 1981

It's hard, in the year 2001, to remember what porn was like in the 70s. In this decade when pornstars are on TV, date movie stars, and are on album covers, the secret world of men in raincoats attending sleazy theaters is hard to imagine. Now most people see porn on their cable or on video or DVD. Once upon a time, though, it was a big deal for a porn star to hit the mainstream, and John Holmes did just that. With a 14 inch endowment and not so good looks, Holmes made thousands of movies and slept with thousands of women. He became well known for his Johnny Wadd series, where he was an international man of mystery and hardcore sex. Eventually he got heavily into drugs, got involved in a brutal murder, and finally died of AIDS.

Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story

75 mins | Documentary | June 6, 1981

Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
It's hard, in the year 2001, to remember what porn was like in the 70s. In this decade when pornstars are on TV, date movie stars, and are on album covers, the secret world of men in raincoats attending sleazy theaters is hard to imagine. Now most people see porn on their cable or on video or DVD. Once upon a time, though, it was a big deal for a porn star to hit the mainstream, and John Holmes did just that. With a 14 inch endowment and not so good looks, Holmes made thousands of movies and slept with thousands of women. He became well known for his Johnny Wadd series, where he was an international man of mystery and hardcore sex. Eventually he got heavily into drugs, got involved in a brutal murder, and finally died of AIDS.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Annazan
Original title Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
Directors Julia St. Vincent
Writers

Cast

John Holmes

as Himself

Seka

as Herself

Jesie St. James

as Vickey Caruthers

Georgina Spelvin

as Alexandra

Annette Haven

as Girl in Opening Credits Only (archive footage)

Linda Wong

as Jasmine (archive footage)

Paula Wain

as Laureen/Sandi (archive footage)

Laurien Dominique

as Penny Holmes (archive footage)

Fatima Hamoud

as Belly Dancer (archive footage)

Melba Bruce

as Patty (archive footage)

Felecia Sanda

as Maria Luisa (archive footage)

Kyoto Sun

as Hit Girl (archive footage)

Phaery Burd

as Tarine (archive footage)

Candida Royalle

as Juanita (archive footage)

Jennifer Richards

as Shari (archive footage)

Eileen Wells

as Sinthia (archive footage)

Bonnie Holiday

as Sharon (archive footage)

Kitty Shayne

as Lorna (archive footage)

Jessica Temple-Smith

as Jenny (archive footage)

Chris Cassidy

as Barbi (archive footage)

Monique Starr

as Charlee Hammond (archive footage)

Phadre

as Dancer in Opening Credits Only (archive footage)

Laurie Smith

as Herself - Brunette in Hammock

Laura Toledo

as Herself - Blonde in Hammock

Morgan Lofting

as Narrator (voice)

Bob Chinn

as Himself - Interviewee/Frankie (also archive footage) (uncredited)

Damon Christian

as Guy Getting Jumped (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joan Devlon

as Juanita (uncredited)

Michelle Scher

as Girl Getting Slapped (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julia St. Vincent

as Herself - Interviewer (uncredited)

Elliot Lewis

as Guy Getting Shot/Bartender (archive footage) (uncredited)