Underplayed Gems

Traci, I Love You (1987)

Traci, I Love You poster
Original title
Traci, Je T'aime
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Floran
Genre
pornographic film
Country
France, United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A French-American pornographic film starring Traci Lords, produced right after she turned 18. It was her final adult film and the only one legally available in the United States. Lords later expressed regret for making the film and sold the rights to gain financial control.

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What happens

Traci, I Love You is a 1987 pornographic film directed by Jean Charles and starring Traci Lords, Marilyn Jess, Gabriel Pontello and Alban Ceray. It was Lords's final adult film in the industry. It was produced in Cannes, France, two days after her eighteenth birthday. As her only film produced after she turned 18, it is the only one legally available in the United States, due to child pornography laws. The film has been another aspect of controversy to Lords's life. It was the third and final film by her then self-titled production company (Traci Lords Company). She had sold the rights for a reported $100,000, profiting from her former profession post-scandal, while consistently regretting making adult films and criticizing the porn industry. In her 2003 autobiography, Underneath It All, she explained her actions: I sold that fucking movie for a period of ten years and with it bought myself some shelter from the storm. It was an agonizing decision, and one that made me a harder person, but it had to be done. I hated the fact that I made it possible for someone to go into a video store and rent it. But selling that film gave me some control over my life. She regained the rights to the film in 1996 and has not allowed it to be sold, though old copies are still available in used markets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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