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Playboy magazine itseli, Playboy now has a CV: I'm not conitortabte with video at all.
VINCENT policy that they reiuse to review X~rated I'm not knocking it. I'm a rock rt‘ rol| and
Conflnw /mm /mm Page tilms. movie baby. I like Itlm more.
AVN: R It .9 The used to have a section . - - '
Roommate: and In Love don't belong in wt,“ “.33 fmwgd xmd tt.,.,._ g;’m'j;M*ja°;'°xi;':d fig,-,3 ggggggr W“
‘'‘E"- ‘ “V V” ‘"95’ °'° "°'°"5 ‘" "‘°'°- CV: Sure they did- But they don‘ any cv- Id ‘t thinkldlscovercd sainaniha I I
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building audiences Love is known. But they've refused to which we, 3,‘ p,,,,,y‘ Gm, Damtam,
review the X-rated version. The R-rated r,,,rd5tr,,t ci.,;m_
Q;/‘IV: Another new éilm or yours is Puss 'n version is being reviewed, but not the x~
ta. It's garnere some nice reviews. rated version. . .
whap, that one like; AVN: what about Kelly Nichols‘; wasnt
CV: It's not a his movie. It has a modest AVN: what would you consider a good 3°" APP?“ h°' 34"“. 5"". ‘“b“‘- h
budget. I hada lot oi iunwiththisone. It was exampts or 3 qugtgty adult mm that would CV:k yes It wfi. She gid stil|((t:::tgl9raI‘!3gIg
probably one of the easiest films I ve had to bring back audiences who-Vs been turned got or met" ;Pl0 I125! £7 '8 mr F
do. The story went well» It was perfect oIIbyDeep Throat and some at the other ‘"""‘"v “*3 V .‘5°°"°' °'- 92”“ "‘
msttng we had Kerry Nicho]§_ 1t was 3 early films? the one responsible for her first leading role.
perfect production‘ CV: Deep Throat turned a lot oi people
off. I constantly set this queslipn. When are AVN: I've read an interview with Rhonda
AVN: was it inspired by Private they going to make _love stories, when are .10 petty and she expfessed a desire Io bein
Benjamin? they going to do this. and vldien are they one ol your Vroductions. I'm sure so would
CV: No. not really. It's just anarrny picture. going to do that. They say. I saw Doug rriany other people in the field.
It's a good theme. I only do original tilms. It‘s Throat and some other real y awtul movie. cv: I cast whoever's best tor the role. I've
very original. The public is so unintorrried because the seen her, butIdon'tknowher.I'vegottentci
major medfia do%sn'th pick l:|p on t:.IThe¥£e hnow Seka. lhlike }1|_¢}: as a person‘. :1 really
I . very unin orme I at t ere's ims I e i e to use er. e same wit nnette
AV” 1" '-°V¢ '¢P°"°d‘V ‘I34 '*‘° V9995‘ Nothin to Hide which isagreatrilrn. Talk Haven. Ididn't knowttiese people, but when
buds“ ‘°' 3" W" *'°"’C°'“ "'"" Dirty 1% Me is an excellent rilm Devil in I did get to know them I tell much more
CV‘ “Si 1 “’°""" ”“““ 5°‘ Miss Jones is good. There’: ‘a lot at comtortable. I have to relate on a personal
mainstream stult. Devil in Min Jonel level with these people in order to work with
AVN: Will budgets continue to escalate? Pm Two is supposed I0 be excellent them.
will we soon see multi-million dollar porn
productions? AVN: Is there a difference between the AVN; would ygu like to do . mm tor a
CV: No.ldon't think ID. Ilyou doanlmior east and west coast adult lilm industry? rrtssr studio;
atheatrical audience. the budget will have to Didn't Roomateo late better in the east. c\}, Are you krdding? [id 5. rtrsr gr. line‘
get smaller. because the market's shrinking. cv: Yeah. I think so. No. Roolnlnalu is Would I like to go Hollywood? vou bet your
t cannot support big budget films. I have doing well on the west coast. Letnietell you asst
fivera] vtrséoni oil my tilms. he Igvc something. This has notlh|i‘ngrtlo dg eafit
ve an «ate version. a e an coast an west coast. e im i noc < , .
cassettes go hand in hand. The reason why 2m‘«dead business throughout the whole g¥!‘MW":‘ ;§r°nii;.°"":ii:|°°'";§,‘§|£'{4"¢"’1.M
In Love andtlie better pictures do betteron south. Also. all oi Texas. Florida. and ',"- ii’. Iii“ beef‘ wmkfi 0" mm ‘M a
cassette than theatrical is becauseyou must Tennessee. I've held in Tennessee ttiestres M311 ‘arm 8 long mm "3 wmkin on _
remember you are now going into a home tor eighteen weeks. It's unbelieveable. its raw called Fm bu-“rug TLC.’
occupied by a man and his wile. A wile has plays all through the midwest. That s gminm “M 1 ma A Th“; "1; “am 0,
my percent say what goes on in the house. where it’: really doing well. H Punch "Id Jody ‘is meme’ WE.”
This is why you cannot ignore this Iact. fiorking on it ‘
Couples are seeing these Iilms in their AVN: what about stars? Howabout those -
house. It's not the my old man whacking actors and actresses [mm the wt coast? ' .
on in the back row any more. cassettes are CV: I use the best. Kelly Nichols is a west AVN: which do you consider to bcxoug
broudmt back into the house to build coast girl. Jack wrangler is irom the west. best film? How do your early Iilms hol up.
whatever relationship or sexual stimulation He's moved here. Ive used tour or tive CV2 Mn. but-nngton is one_oI my old
there is between the couple. The wile damn people in In Love irom the west coast. rilms. Jenniter weles was in it. Its very
well has a say what goes on in the house. _ popular on the_cable. I love that film. I think
AVN: What about Marilyn Cham1>e1s?_ it s a boot. I wish I could make more IiI_rns
AVN: Now there's the trend to have both CV: Nobody can use her. I can’: negotiate like that. It's such abold premtse.Iadoreit.I
X~ra|ed and hard R versions of a iilrn with her. she'sthemostcostlyactressintlie think my Iavorite rilni is Roomlnillu. It's
available. will this become the accepted business. my best film by Iar.
practice in the industry? _ _
CV: I would never consider a film to make AVN: How do you view the videocassette AVN, which directors do you admire tr.
or distribute in my company unless it has "“'*'k°‘? ‘ _ . the Iield? Are there any recent adult Iilnu
two versions. Yes. as a matter ol fact I'm CV: _The cassette market is growing. It is that mnuy impussed you-_;
now considering making sure they have growing at the rate people are buying CV: rim taking hold or 3 |,;¢m,e cauad
three vsrsiarts Absolutely, machines. The real problem here is that smoke, made in phihdgiphia‘ “-5 a many
. . when the cassette business Can‘? °b°“‘ "'9 interesting rilni. It hasakind or under round
AVN: Has it been ditacult to get press and ratio at machines tor x-rated pictures was mling ,0 am TM mm mm _,°,g,,, M,
mainstream critics to see your rilrns? huge. Now it’s down. The way ourbusiness C“, .;,,,h_ I admi,e,,,_,dim,°, Wham
CV: Impossible. It's been so dimciilt. is gonna grow is new customers. Those her,‘-I-0,, spinemi, w_A,,M,,'dw¢,,,,,, i
They've heard so many times that theres a customers are being very. very. pickyabout -,5 arm tj’,,,m,,,,,,ei’; mm mm do,“
new big film out there. They are so what they want. It used to be theyd take make enough mm,‘-as
disillusioned. I just don't know how to get anything.
them in there. I got some intoflooniinatu. Av". They Sun We” induc,imi,,m_ Av”: Wm‘ am your Mum phns?
I finally got Andrew saris oi the Village 832‘, fgggegggfl 55$; gtggrfiavgrg cv: I want to take over the world.
Vim i'“° '" '-°"°- 19°” '=P°"- “°' 3 hundred title shell space "The top one . .
review. It did me absolutely no good. It's so hundmd ml“ Thm an R‘; Wm ‘D have AVN: Besides taking over the world. Do
diiticult to move. I've had Arthur Knight try nu W, “mi N .1, b if“ , - you think we'll ever see the real
to meet the critics here. There'sjusI such a 3 “ ‘ ' ""5 “" 9 9 °“- breakthrough film? Roommates was close.
re'ud'ice inst X-rated tilms. It's all truth AVN: Have you ever considered making cv: I think In Love is too. Ineed stars.
to I as-3 . . . . .
the mainstream theatres, magazines and anything on video? would you ever shoot That s what s gonna do it.
newspapers. And believe it or not trim on tape?
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