Until a couple years ago, I had no idea about the golden age of porn: an era when full-length films, shown in movie theaters, portrayed explicit sex acts. This was the 70s, and lasted a little into the 80s, depending on who you ask. Imagine, going to see Barbie, but there is sex in it! A dream come true really.
With the invention of DVDs and a bunch of laws banning profanity, this era came to an end. But the art still exists, and I think it’s worth preserving. Hell, I think it’s worth watching. So, here’s my recommended starter pack, in case you don’t know where to begin. Alert! There will undoubtedly be some spoilers.
Why were these films chosen?
I recommend these particular movies because: (1) the sex scenes are all pretty gentle; no roughies (code for rape fantasies), limited engagement of fetishes that might make a newcomer quiver; (2) the video and audio quality mirrors that of a high-quality film; (3) the plot makes sense, the characters are likeable, and the movie is enjoyable to watch.
By not listing here films that display roughies, polarizing fantasies, fetishes, I don’t mean to say those films aren’t great or knock anyone’s fantasies. I just mean to say, before I started watching these, I had a real aversion to a certain type of porn. To me, that type was modern porn, extremely penetration-based and violently-so. So, I suppose, this list is for beginner me. These films have real story arcs, and the sex is hot, breezy and enjoyable to watch. As always, I highly recommend viewing with a partner, or a friend!
If you are looking for a place to find the full-length films, you can stream any of these on Adult DVD Empire (Her Last Fling, for example). I’d also try bing search (safesearch off), spankbang, or vintagepornfun.com. Okay, let’s go!
Her Last Fling (1976)
Directed by: Carlos Tobalina
Key Cast: Sandy Pinney, Desiree West, Annette Haven, Kristine Heller, Beth Ruberman
About: “Lovely, but uptight young lass Sandy sheds her inhibitions and decides to happily indulge in group orgies in both San Francisco and Las Vegas after her doctor informs her that she only has a few weeks left to live.”
In this film, in addition to straightforward hetero-sex (pun intended), you can expect to see girl-girl, mfm and ffm threesomes, all sorts of diverse sexy bodies. Here’s the trailer:
I love this film because it involves a lot of easy, casual group sex and it has a happy ending. Sandy gets a death-prognosis and does what everyone says they would do but no one really does. “Why not engage in a little luxury?” she asks herself as she eyes the sexy car she’ll splurge on before heading off to fuck all sorts of people. She lives in the face of death and (spoiler) it cures her. It’s empowering. Inspiring. Here’s a scene I like so you can get even more of a taste:
The director, Carlos Tobalina, is controversial because he does these guerrilla films where most of the movie looks like he just hosted an orgy somewhere. Some people call that lazy. To me, it usually works. If you like this style, he also directed Champagne Orgy, which is very much a party he hosted that is a beautiful casual orgy. It’s truly a feel-good movie, with a lot of sexy sex.
Deep Throat (1972)
Directed by: Gerard Damianos
Key Cast: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dolly Sharp
About: “A woman with an unusual birth defect comes to a doctor who has an unorthodox solution to make the best of her situation.” That is to say, Linda orgasms only when she deep-throats cock, and she learns to embrace it.
This movie is an all-time classic, and for good reason. It is funny! So funny. The whole movie is lighthearted, there is no real upset but you do care about the characters, and the blowjobs are hot. Of course, there is also hetero-sex and lots of cunnilingus. Here’s the trailer:
Watch this woman give head. Inspiring stuff, and boy can she deepthroat. Hot stuff. It’s a quick hour-long feature, and they even made their own music. Below is an iconic scene, with the original song, “Deep Throat,” which I find both hilarious and catchy. “Deep throat…. deeper than deep your throat…That’s all she wrote, deeeeep throat.”
A Thousand and One Erotic Nights (1982)
Director: Edwin Brown
Key Cast: Annette Haven, John Leslie, Lisa De Leeuw, Joey Silvera, Nicole Black
About: “A sheik’s concubine, who has displeased him and has been ordered by him to be executed, strikes a deal with him: her execution will be postponed as long as she will relate one erotic tale to him each night.”
Annette Haven is a legend. She was one of the most, if not the most, prolific actresses of the Golden Age (IMDb lists 88 titles!) and this film shows why. She can act! And it’s hot to watch her have sex, give oral, really, do anything at all. In this film, she narrates other hot vignettes as well. I like the style of storytelling, allowing for different characters and settings and escapades. Here’s the trailer:
The sequence with Nicole Black alone makes this film so memorable and hot. Nicole Black also goes by Nicole Noir and she’s one of my favorite actresses of the era. I just think she is so beyond gorgeous, so sexy, and her pussy is so pillowy and stunning. She looks delicious, so appetizing. Annette Haven obviously gets some action as well, and this film is packed full of threesomes, girl-girl, and a little bondage too. This film does have a lot of direct, camera-on-pussy shots, which usually I can take or leave, but they are so delicately and (typically) well-treated I found it hot in this instance. A lot of great pussy-eating in this film as well. It was so hard deciding which part to clip, this is just a taste:
Okay that’s it for now — I hope you enjoyed and check out these films!
Love, Honey