Al Goldstein

Al Goldstein

Born: January 10, 1936
Died: December 19, 2013
in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Al Goldstein was an actor, producer, publisher, and First-Amendment Rights activist from Brooklyn, New York. Best known as the publisher of Screw magazine, a sleezy porn magazine filled with sex acts and toilet humor, Screw also contained some surprisingly smart, sharp-witted political commentary - though usually expressed in the crudest way possible. Goldstein was also involved in the production of some early NYC-based porn movies in the 1970s and early 80s, and later was among a group fighting in court for First Amendment protections.

Movies for Al Goldstein...

Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story
Title: Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story
Released: February 14, 2014
Type: Movie
Back Issues is the definitive documentary of porn magazine Hustler, from its nightclub inception as it adapts to pornography in the 21st century. Director Michael Lee Nirenberg's father was was one of the original art directors in the 1970s and 80s. Back Issues is a complete look at the personalities and features that made this the most offensive magazine of all time. The story is told by its publisher as well as the editors, cartoonists, models, attorneys, art directors and cultural figures for the first time ever.
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American Swing
Title: American Swing
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2009
Type: Movie
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.
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Title: Sex: The Revolution
Released: May 12, 2008
Type: TV
Sex: The Revolution was a four-part 2008 American documentary miniseries that aired on VH1 and The Sundance Channel. It chronicled the rise of American interest in sexuality from the 1950s through the 1990s. The version shown on VH1 was pixelated to censor nudity including in discussions of censorship of nudity. VH1 Latin America aired the uncensored version.
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Midnight Blue: Vol. 5: Porn King
Title: Midnight Blue: Vol. 5: Porn King
Released: June 27, 2006
Type: Movie
Featuring commentary by Larry Flynt, Ron Jeremy and Al Lewis (of "The Munsters"), this volume of the "Midnight Blue" collection chronicles the salacious real-life story of the television show's creator, smut mogul Al Goldstein. As the media buzzed around him from 2001 to 2003 when he was on trial for his alleged assault of a former secretary, Goldstein was slowly crumbling and finding his fortunes vastly diminished.
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Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Title: Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
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Inside Deep Throat
Title: Inside Deep Throat
Character: Self
Released: February 11, 2005
Type: Movie
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self-appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star.
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Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
Title: Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
Character: Himself
Released: January 5, 2005
Type: Movie
Al Goldstein, the controversial adult magazine publisher, is up against the odds as he takes on the D.A., the press and an even larger nightmare: irrelevancy all in a little courthouse in Brooklyn.
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Midnight Blue: Vol. 2: Porn Stars of the 70's
Title: Midnight Blue: Vol. 2: Porn Stars of the 70's
Released: January 2, 2005
Type: Movie
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Desperately Seeking Seka
Title: Desperately Seeking Seka
Character: Himself
Released: August 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Desperately Seeking Seka is an adventurous odyssey through X-rated America, featuring open-hearted interviews with some of the most well known people in adult entertainment of yesteryear and today.
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Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Title: Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Character: Press Secretary
Released: November 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxie is trapped in the mirror dimension, Tromaville comes under the control of his evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender.
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Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Title: Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Character: Self
Released: January 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to millions. With nearly 25 years in the adult film industry and over 1,600 films to his credit, Ron Jeremy is huge. In his world, Ron reigns supreme-he's made millions of dollars and slept with thousands of beautiful women, and is indisputably the industry's biggest star. And everyone who's anyone knows Ron-a pop icon to millions, he is a beacon of hope for many American male, since he stands as living proof that pretty much anyone can get some. So how did such a classically unhandsome, big and hairy guy ever get to be suchia super stud? In one of the most fascinating and entertaining comedies of the last year, audiences finally get a chance to get inside the life and times of Ron Jeremy, and find out what's really behind the hardest working man in show business.
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Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
Title: Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 1999
Type: Movie
Friends, enemies, acquaintances, and family of porn star John Holmes recall their experiences with him, from his childhood to his eventual death from AIDS in 1988.
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Sex: The Annabel Chong Story
Title: Sex: The Annabel Chong Story
Character: Himself
Released: February 11, 1999
Type: Movie
The documentary follows Annabel Chong, former record holder for the world's largest gang bang, which she set in 1995 by having sex with 70 men. It focuses on her reasons for working in porn, and her relationship with friends and family.
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Denial
Title: Denial
Character: Pervert
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.
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Screwed
Title: Screwed
Character: Himself
Released: January 9, 1997
Type: Movie
A raw, rough-hewn look at the life of Screw publisher Al Goldstein.
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In Search of the Perfect Blow Job
Title: In Search of the Perfect Blow Job
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A quest for our times!
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The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black: Teather Penumbra
Title: The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black: Teather Penumbra
Released: October 10, 1994
Type: Movie
Kembra Pfahler and The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black perform live at CBGB's on Friday the 13th. Introduction by Hollywood Goddess Karen Black.
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American Garter
Title: American Garter
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
The year is 1961, the city is New York, and the company is American Garter, the nation's premier lingerie manufacturer. Travel back in time as you plunge into the daily soap opera that makes American Garter more than just another underwear company - but an erotic institution!
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Vow of Passion
Title: Vow of Passion
Character: Sleepy
Released: August 8, 1991
Type: Movie
She used to be a wild girl until she met him, the "Perfect Catch". He was successful and Christian, what more would a woman want? She doesn't know. She is unhappy. Unfulfilled. The only person she can turn to is a friend who works at a homeless shelter. Then everything gets turns on its head when the shocking truth is realized. How will she handle it and will she keep her Vow of Passion.
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Resident Alien
Title: Resident Alien
Character: Pornographer
Released: September 14, 1990
Type: Movie
At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Nossiter's camera follows Crisp about the streets of Manhattan, where Crisp seems very much at home, wearing eye shadow, appearing on a makeshift stage, making and repeating wry observations, talking to John Hurt (who played Crisp in the autobiographical TV movie, "The Naked Civil Servant"), and dining with friends. Others who know Crisp comment on him, on his life as an openly gay man with an effeminate manner, and on his place in the history of gays' social struggle. The portrait that emerges is of one wit and of suffering.
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Thrilled to Death
Title: Thrilled to Death
Character: Himself
Released: December 13, 1988
Type: Movie
A mystery writer and his wife are terrorized by a swinger couple.
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Mondo Sexualis USA
Title: Mondo Sexualis USA
Character: Himself
Released: August 8, 1987
Type: Movie
A look at sexual practices in the USA.
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Dirty Looks
Title: Dirty Looks
Character: (archive footage)
Released: October 29, 1982
Type: Movie
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All About Annette
Title: All About Annette
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 1982
Type: Movie
A retrospective of some of Annette Haven's best films and scenes.
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That Lucky Stiff
Title: That Lucky Stiff
Character: Guy at Bar
Released: October 16, 1980
Type: Movie
That Lucky Stiff is the wild and wacky story of Burt Taylor and his rags to riches climb from New York elevator operator to European high-roller. A bank computer error turns Burt's $300 account into $300,000,000.
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Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
Title: Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
Character: Himself
Released: September 18, 1979
Type: Movie
A documentary about "Death" magazine, founded by "Screw" Magazine founder and publisher Al Goldstein, and its eventual failure.
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Let My Puppets Come
Title: Let My Puppets Come
Character: Man in Lusterine Commercial
Released: February 16, 1976
Type: Movie
The three chief executives of Creative Concepts Systems & Procedures Brothers Unlimited Inc. of New York are in hot water as their latest venture has been a huge failure, and their Mafia investor, "Mr. Big", wants his $500,000 within 24 hours, or else. So Jimmy, a courier who over hears their plight, suggests they make a porno movie as an easy way of getting back the lost money.
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Honey Pie
Title: Honey Pie
Character: The Boss
Released: January 13, 1976
Type: Movie
The writers at Metro magazine have come up with a hot story and fast before they all lose their jobs. One of the sex-crazed hot women who works there starts reading through all the steamy letters from readers about their wildest sex adventures, and she has a winning idea--publish the best sex adventure she can find.
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SOS: Screw on the Screen
Title: SOS: Screw on the Screen
Character: Super Sausage
Released: July 29, 1975
Type: Movie
A cinematic version of Screw magazine, featuring skits, interviews, and documentary segments.
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It Happened in Hollywood
Title: It Happened in Hollywood
Character: Morris - The High Priest
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Felicity Split decided to make a career in the porno movie business. But it's a long way to get anywhere and she has to use all her assets to convince the producers of her talent.
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The Love Witch
Title: The Love Witch
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
A crew of salty seamen and Florida beach babes, set sail on a luxury yacht, for a magical odyssey of lust and desire! The bikini clad babes cast an erotic spell over the crew which fall under their control. As the voyagers lose sight of the shore, their last inhibitions melt away. The result is an ocean of motion, at it's deepest, wettest yet! The seamen give into their most perverse passions, far from prying eyes, adrift on azure waves of passion.
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Eroticon
Title: Eroticon
Character: Self
Released: November 10, 1971
Type: Movie
An exotic tapestry of emotions, sensations and ideas…one step beyond experience.
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Demented Death Farm Massacre
Title: Demented Death Farm Massacre
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A gang of four thieves, having stolen over a million dollars worth of gems, are driving through the remote hill roads of the Carolinas when their jeep runs out of gas. A local moonshiner and his wife offer the strangers a place to stay until they can get help, but the thieves soon take advantage of their hosts. Both the moonshiner's young wife and his supposed hidden fortune prove to be irresistable temptations for the fugitives, but will their greed and jealousy prove to be their downfall?
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Changes
Title: Changes
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 1970
Type: Movie
One of the first documentaries produced about the then budding New York porn industry, Changes is a studious and at times humorous exploration of everything from live sex shows to gay liberation.