Toni English's romantic series "Naked Hollywood" steps way out of the box for "Twisted", an episode which dared to introduce pegging (woman sodomizes man) into mainstream Adult Cinema. Ladies wielding strap-on dildos are quite common in Lesbian porn, but this extreme content is ordinarily relegated to fetish or niche videos.
Segment in question points up the importance, largely forgotten by both audiences and industry folk today, of establishing characters and narrative to give explicit sex some punch and context. (After all, if gonzo depictions had any merit, then people could watch old Max Hardcore on VHS all day long and the endless stream of pointless new product would cease.)
Earlier in the series, star Dee's best friend TJ Cummings, an introverted gay man, had sex with her that was a key event in their relationship. This time around, they elect to have a threesome with guest star Gwen Summers, a beautiful and talented actress whose career peak was in James Avalon's "Nothing to Hide" volumes 3 and 4.
Casting Gwen was a brilliant move, because instead of some obvious choice like Brigitte Kerkove (previously guesting on the show) she is so innocent looking that when she suddenly puts on a strap-on and forms a daisy chain humping TJ in the posterior while he simultaneously services Dee doggy-style in a sandwich position the explicit sight is a shocker. It is presented matter-of-factly in a Romantic series squarely aimed at couples, so the effect is magnified.
Other plot developments center around Nina Hartley, who comments on her radio show how people are increasingly engaging in odd BDSM and fetish acts. (Sounds familiar, 15 years and 50 shades later?) She hooks up with a mechanic (Tyce Bune) working on her car and both enjoy a zipless f*ck.
The cast goes to a private sex club, where there's a live soft-core sex performance on stage, and we see beautiful Chennin Blanc humping Anthony Crane (previously introduced last episode). Lots of uncredited extras wearing weird outfits appear in this club set-piece.
Kim (Lauren Montgomery) gets it on with Chris Cannon, who wears a condom for his scene and delivers a money shot on her ample breasts. Not to be left out of the action, promiscuous Monica (Keri Windsor) wraps up the episode with a full-scale S&M sequence involving Lee Stone and T.J. Hart that covers plenty of bases including anal sex.
A great episode, marrying gonzo content with story material in a manner no longer in the playbook of contemporary pornographers.
Segment in question points up the importance, largely forgotten by both audiences and industry folk today, of establishing characters and narrative to give explicit sex some punch and context. (After all, if gonzo depictions had any merit, then people could watch old Max Hardcore on VHS all day long and the endless stream of pointless new product would cease.)
Earlier in the series, star Dee's best friend TJ Cummings, an introverted gay man, had sex with her that was a key event in their relationship. This time around, they elect to have a threesome with guest star Gwen Summers, a beautiful and talented actress whose career peak was in James Avalon's "Nothing to Hide" volumes 3 and 4.
Casting Gwen was a brilliant move, because instead of some obvious choice like Brigitte Kerkove (previously guesting on the show) she is so innocent looking that when she suddenly puts on a strap-on and forms a daisy chain humping TJ in the posterior while he simultaneously services Dee doggy-style in a sandwich position the explicit sight is a shocker. It is presented matter-of-factly in a Romantic series squarely aimed at couples, so the effect is magnified.
Other plot developments center around Nina Hartley, who comments on her radio show how people are increasingly engaging in odd BDSM and fetish acts. (Sounds familiar, 15 years and 50 shades later?) She hooks up with a mechanic (Tyce Bune) working on her car and both enjoy a zipless f*ck.
The cast goes to a private sex club, where there's a live soft-core sex performance on stage, and we see beautiful Chennin Blanc humping Anthony Crane (previously introduced last episode). Lots of uncredited extras wearing weird outfits appear in this club set-piece.
Kim (Lauren Montgomery) gets it on with Chris Cannon, who wears a condom for his scene and delivers a money shot on her ample breasts. Not to be left out of the action, promiscuous Monica (Keri Windsor) wraps up the episode with a full-scale S&M sequence involving Lee Stone and T.J. Hart that covers plenty of bases including anal sex.
A great episode, marrying gonzo content with story material in a manner no longer in the playbook of contemporary pornographers.