Frontline - American Porn (2002)

Synopsis: Pornography is generally viewed by the public as simply being a mode of exploitation through which perverse fantasies are viewed. Meanwhile major American businesses reap millions of dollars in... Pornography is generally viewed by the public as simply being a mode of exploitation through which perverse fantasies are viewed. Meanwhile major American businesses reap millions of dollars in profits in America by utilizing the pornography industry. Companies such as AT&T and Yahoo! work as direct links to sexually explicit material. Hotel chains like Westin and Marriott deliver porn directly to their guests' rooms. This FRONTLINE piece studies the business of pornography and the hypocritical cloak of morality many companies hide behind while garnering great profits from the sex industry. This examination uses some rather bold, sexually explicit material in what may be an example of exactly what the program critiques. [More]

Director: Michael Kirk

Director: Michael Kirk