The Girl Next Door

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    82 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1999
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Christine Fugate
WRITTEN BY:
Russ Firestone, Mel Frohman
CAST INCLUDES:
Stacy Valentine, Veronica Hart, Jenna Jameson

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A thrilling documentary with a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes on the life and career of adult movie star Stacy Valentine, exploring her rise to fame and success. Christine Fugate emphasizes the female perspective and experience of working in the adult film industry. As stated on KPBS.org, “Director Fugate's accomplishment is to turn this Barbie doll caricature into a fully realized human being,” giving a voice to women in a profession that is so often ignored.

SYNOPSIS

An intimate and humanizing look into the world of adult films from a never before seen perspective - from a woman director following a naïve Oklahoma housewife as she becomes adult film superstar Stacy Valentine. Shot over six years this is the conflicting story between Stacy Baker (small town girl) and Stacy Valentine (porn star) and her desire for true love. Stacy allows us to experience the exotic world of pornography through the eyes of a former housewife from Oklahoma including the cost of selling a piece of your soul for a shot at fame.

The Girl Next Door

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    82 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1999
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Christine Fugate
WRITTEN BY
Russ Firestone, Mel Frohman
CAST INCLUDES
Stacy Valentine, Veronica Hart, Jenna Jameson
A thrilling documentary with a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes on the life and career of adult movie star Stacy Valentine, exploring her rise to fame and success. Christine Fugate emphasizes the female perspective and experience of working in the adult film industry. As stated on KPBS.org, “Director Fugate's accomplishment is to turn this Barbie doll caricature into a fully realized human being,” giving a voice to women in a profession that is so often ignored.

An intimate and humanizing look into the world of adult films from a never before seen perspective - from a woman director following a naïve Oklahoma housewife as she becomes adult film superstar Stacy Valentine. Shot over six years this is the conflicting story between Stacy Baker (small town girl) and Stacy Valentine (porn star) and her desire for true love. Stacy allows us to experience the exotic world of pornography through the eyes of a former housewife from Oklahoma including the cost of selling a piece of your soul for a shot at fame.

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