A Night at the Adonis

A Night At The Adonis is a 1978 gay pornographic film directed by Jack Deveau and starring Jack Wrangler, Chris Michaels, Big Bill Eld (also called Bill Young), and Mandingo. A highly plot-driven film, it hails from the "Golden Age" of gay pornography and was released by Hand In Hand Films.

A Night At The Adonis
Directed byJack Deveau
StarringJack Wrangler
Chris Michaels
Big Bill Eld (aka Bill Young)
Mandingo
Distributed byHand In Hand Films, Bijou Video
Release date
1978
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The production was shot outside business hours at the now closed 1,400-seat Manhattan porn theatre The Adonis.[1] The film, which would screen at the Adonis upon its release, was among the earliest to use a Steadicam in an opening shot that wanders through the hallways of the movie house.[2][1][3]

Premise

The film tracks Jack Wrangler's evening at the titular Adonis Theatre, a (then) well-known Times Square movie house where sexual activity took place. It featured a bit role by the theatre's real-life female cashier Bertha.[1]

Cast
  • Jack Wrangler
  • Roger
  • Chris Michaels
  • Big Bill Eld
  • Mandingo
  • Mark Woodward
  • Malo
  • Jim Delegatti
  • Ken Schneizez
  • Muffie Mayer
  • Geraldo
  • Eartha Hugee
  • Koos Chapman
  • Lee Foster
  • Keith Strickland
  • Paul Maul
  • Victor Williams
  • Todd Travers
  • Robert A. Glory

See also

References
  1. Cline, John; Weiner, Robert G. (2010). From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse: Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema's First Century (1st ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780810876552.
  2. Waite, Thomas L. (1989-02-12). "New York Shuts 2 Gay Theaters As AIDS Threats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  3. "Fab Magazine Issue #419 | PDF | Leisure". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-08-01.


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