Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars

Tommy Gunn has been with so many women he's 100% comfortable in building and showing off his ZOMBIE TRUCK.

That British woman in the office was incredibly bitter for someone working in that industry. "Compared to working at a desk fucking for money's a piece of cake! I wouldn't want my children going into this, why would I want a whore for a daughter?" On the flip side Tommy Gunn was awesome, he's like the Bruce Campbell of porn.

I think we can agree that this is one of Louis' most compelling and least condescending documentaries. The relationship that blossoms between the two actors in that one film is kind of heartwarming to see. I couldn't stop smiling when Louis was interviewing them as they were showering together. Louis is right when he says that the title of the film "Forced Entry" does sound quite naughty.

Not only does the porn industry function as an allegory of capitalism; it also seems to be always in some way in advance of the contemporary capitalist system, and thus to foreshadow its future developments.

Interesting look at the pornography industry that takes a very human look into the people involved. It's almost like a scared straight film for porn because after watching this you wouldn't want to get into pornography with a 10' pole (no pun intended). No seriously, you've got a guy in here named Tommy Gunn who's been in thousands of pornos and he's basically saying "I just want to love someone and have a family." Poor guy.

A good look behind the scenes of one of the most dreamt of worlds. Whatever you may think about porn, this documentery made me nothing but sad.

It's nice to see a few old faces, but without any real direction this Theroux doc never threatens to spark. Ostensibly it's about the demise of the California porn industry, but aside from some comments moaning about the Internet and plummeting wages there's little to learn here. Still watchable enough mind.

Louis does what Louis does best.

Porn stars give me the impression that they aren't that smart, so I didn't really care about them. Some parts are quite sad though. I had a little sympathy for Tommy Gunn, but in the end he stills chooses for his career. That porn directer who makes those parodies is pretty creepy though..

Fascinating insight into the porn industry. It can really open your eyes on the people involved in this business. Thanks to its humour [Rob Black scene] this is both enjoyable and insightful document.... but still too short.

Most docs that I've seen about porn have been really unremarkable, I guess because if you choose to fuck on screen you don't really have much to offer intellectually. Thus, uninteresting. This one has Louis so at least someone has some insight. I thought it was interesting to see the difference between the jaded young male porn stars and the more insightful older veteran male star. New respect for Tommy Gunn honestly. Louis does his thing like usual and it's highly enjoyable.