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Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy Reviews

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John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

definitive documentary about the porn industry

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | Original Score: B

July 8, 2011

Film Threat

Full Review Source: Film Threat | Original Score: 4/5

December 6, 2005
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

| Original Score: 3/5

July 29, 2005
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

| Original Score: 3/5

July 7, 2005
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

| Original Score: 3/5

April 17, 2005
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal

If you want a cautionary tale about the evils of porn, this ain't it.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

April 14, 2003
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Yes, it's about what you're expecting, but it is also wildly funny, one of the most sheerly entertaining documentaries since Crumb.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Original Score: 4/5

March 11, 2003
Ron Wells
Film Threat

It's a rough (but fascinating) life, and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | Original Score: 4/5

December 8, 2002
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

Few of the recent spate of porn docs offer up the truthful duality of Scott Gill's Porn Star, which examines the daydreams and hard nights of the world's most improbable sex symbol.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | Original Score: B+

November 18, 2002
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

This film is surprisingly interesting and funny, and more than a little poignant.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan

October 21, 2002
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

This all comes through demented editing and a great funky score, which makes watching this documentary a consistently enjoyable and often hilarious experience.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | Original Score: 3/4

September 10, 2002
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Comical and at times poignant.

| Original Score: 3/4

April 19, 2002
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A sympathetic look at a regular guy who reached the peak of his profession.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Original Score: C+

April 18, 2002
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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A documentary portrait that is as sad as it is funny.

Full Review Source: Washington Post

April 12, 2002
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

The critiquing by best friends/porn-hangers-on is often funny as hell.

| Original Score: 3.5/5

February 17, 2002
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Might not meet the needs of the fans who've made Jeremy a big shot in his field, but for the first time it might help him find a more mainstream audience.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | Original Score: B

February 16, 2002
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY

Though sharp and funny, Porn Star is (ahem) not very penetrating.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | Original Score: 3/5

February 16, 2002
Tom Maurstad
Dallas Morning News
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As Porn Star makes clear, for all the sex and parties, very little in Ron Jeremy's life is either sexy or fun.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | Original Score: B

February 14, 2002
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

It's a bizarre, informative, and, above all, comical take on one of the most recognizable and enduring performers in show business.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Original Score: 3/5

February 9, 2002
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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A fascinating if finally familiar portrait.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Original Score: 3/4

February 8, 2002
Brent Simon
Shared Darkness
May 15, 2012
Joe Leydon
Variety
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July 28, 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 3, 2003
Stephen Tropiano
PopMatters
May 2, 2003
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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August 9, 2002

Arizona Republic
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June 13, 2002

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
April 20, 2002

Boston Phoenix
March 24, 2002
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