Between porn’s Golden Age in the ’70s to the early ’80s and the present Gonzo Age which began in the mid-’90s, adult video producers faced an existential crisis.

Some, because they either believed themselves auteurs or because they believed story lines (no matter how thin) would shield them from obscenity convictions, stuck to plot-driven movies. The movies, though they had a script, were shot quickly with ridiculous plots that involved pimps moving in with families, showers that made people horny and the trials and tribulations of public access channels.