A Night at the Adonis

A Night At The Adonis
A Night At The Adonis
Directed by	Jack Deveau
Starring	Jack Wrangler ; Chris Michaels ; Big Bill Eld (aka Bill Young) ; Mandingo
Distributed by	Hand In Hand Films, Bijou Video
Release date	1978;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A Night At The Adonis is a 1978 gay pornographic film directed by Jack Deveau and starring Jack Wrangler, Chris Michaels, Big Bill Eld (also called Bill Young), and Mandingo. A highly plot-driven film, it hails from the "Golden Age" of gay pornography and was released by Hand In Hand Films.

The production was shot outside business hours at the now closed 1,400-seat Manhattan porn theatre The Adonis.^[1] The film, which would screen at the Adonis upon its release, was among the earliest to use a Steadicam in an opening shot that wanders through the hallways of the movie house.^[2]^[1]^[3]

Premise edit

The film tracks Jack Wrangler's evening at the titular Adonis Theatre, a (then) well-known Times Square movie house where sexual activity took place. It featured a bit role by the theatre's real-life female cashier Bertha.^[1]

Cast edit

Jack Wrangler
Roger
Chris Michaels
Big Bill Eld
Mandingo
Mark Woodward
Malo
Jim Delegatti
Ken Schneizez
Muffie Mayer
Geraldo
Eartha Hugee
Koos Chapman
Lee Foster
Keith Strickland
Paul Maul
Victor Williams
Todd Travers
Robert A. Glory

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Cline, John; Weiner, Robert G. (2010). From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse: Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema's First Century (1st ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780810876552.
^ Waite, Thomas L. (1989-02-12). "New York Shuts 2 Gay Theaters As AIDS Threats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
^ "Fab Magazine Issue #419 | PDF | Leisure". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-08-01.