JACK WRANGLER - A LEGEND IN PORN

In his sensational crossover from gay porn to straight porn, erotic superstar Jack Wrangler became first an icon in the gay world before then becoming also a sex idol in the straight porn business.

A Night At The Adonis S X
26.10., 18:15, Eiszeit 1
USA, 1977, 83 minutes, Jack Deveau, English original version
"A Night At The Adonis" tracks Jack Wrangler's night of sexploits at the titular Adonis Theatre, a notorious Times Square movie house. It strikes a successful balance between romantic comedy and nasty man-on-man action, not lacking in thick plot. The film opens with an establishing shot of the Adonis coming to life, its neon lights shimmering in the late evening twilight as the employees go about checking out the facilities.


Voyeur H X
25.10., 18:15, Eiszeit 1
USA, 1985, 77 minutes, Chuck Vincent, English original version
In "Voyeur", Wrangler plays a lawyer entangled in the world of crime and desire. Director Chuck Vincent managed to create in the last film of his lifetime a high production value almost Hollywood-like piece that artistically combines the world of classical crime films and hot porn.


Wrangler: Anatomy Of An Icon H S NX D SW
26.10., 16:30, Eiszeit 2
USA, 2008, 90 minutes, Jeffrey Schwartz, English original version
There have been dozens of gay porn stars, but only one Jack Wrangler. Bursting onto the scene in the early '70s, he wasn't the typical obscure object of desire but a full-bodied, self-confident stud. Buff, masculine and clearly comfortable in his own skin, Wrangler was more than just a hot guy to fantasize about - he was a role model. With a screen persona that blended virility with a sly eye for fun, Wrangler was the first out actor to show how a gay man could be strong, secure and lustful. In this entertaining oral history of the ground-breaking 70's, the self-aware (and self-deprecating) Wrangler describes his journey from skinny Beverly Hills brat (his hard-to-please father was a production exec on "Bonanza") to aspiring actor to a brand name with a product line. Fans from Chi Chi LaRue to Marc Shaiman to Bruce Vilanch drop by to recall the heady days of gay movie houses and to sing Jack's praises. Rounding out the package are a wealth of clips of Wrangler strutting his stuff in vintage films. Proving that there are second - and third - acts in American life, Wrangler successfully made the jump to straight porn and, in recent years, established himself as a serious director of serious theatre. The most surprising turn in Wrangler's iconoclastic life, however, was meeting and wooing songbird Margaret Whiting. Creative and vital, and as unconcerned as ever with the limits others would place on him, Jack Wrangler is still a role model.

Abbreviations:
H = Heterosexual, S = Gay, L = Lesbian, T = Transgender, NX = does not contain explicit sex scenes, X = contains explicit sex scenes, D = documentary film, FT = Fetish, SW = Sexwork (films on sex work and prostitution), F = films made by female directors, A = animation