THE GREEN DOOR IS CLOSED
Apr. 14th, 2009 08:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogITEM: Marilyn Chambers has died, I see.
SFW details here. NQSFW details (with a great Ron Jeremy anecdote) here.
Believe it or not, I never actually saw Behind The Green Door, or in fact any of her porn work. Granted, I was only seven when BTGD came out. Still, I’ve never really had a chance to see it. I knew her more by reputation, which was legendary. And why not? She helped define modern porn as much as anyone, even if movies like Deep Throat were more notorious.
Respect.
Anyway, I’m sure much will be written about her adult film career and the Cronenberg movie and the Ivory Snow thing, but there’s two other things I’d like for Marilyn to be remembered for.
1. Marilyn Chambers was Charles Jay’s vice presidential candidate for the Personal Choice Party (PCP) in the 2004 Presidential race. They only got on the ballot in Utah, and they pulled something like 900 votes. But hey, how many people can say that?
2. Marilyn Chambers was a kung fu master.
Evidence: the one film of hers I actually have seen: Angel Of H.E.A.T.
[Mostly SFW except for that bit you see there, but it's all psychedelic, so you should be fine.]
Plot: A mad scientist uses an army of androids and a device that can disintegrate metal to try to steal microchips containing top secret information. The government dispatches a beautiful female agent to stop him.
With added Mary Woronov!
Touched by an angel,
This is dF
SFW details here. NQSFW details (with a great Ron Jeremy anecdote) here.
Believe it or not, I never actually saw Behind The Green Door, or in fact any of her porn work. Granted, I was only seven when BTGD came out. Still, I’ve never really had a chance to see it. I knew her more by reputation, which was legendary. And why not? She helped define modern porn as much as anyone, even if movies like Deep Throat were more notorious.
Respect.
Anyway, I’m sure much will be written about her adult film career and the Cronenberg movie and the Ivory Snow thing, but there’s two other things I’d like for Marilyn to be remembered for.
1. Marilyn Chambers was Charles Jay’s vice presidential candidate for the Personal Choice Party (PCP) in the 2004 Presidential race. They only got on the ballot in Utah, and they pulled something like 900 votes. But hey, how many people can say that?
2. Marilyn Chambers was a kung fu master.
Evidence: the one film of hers I actually have seen: Angel Of H.E.A.T.
[Mostly SFW except for that bit you see there, but it's all psychedelic, so you should be fine.]
Plot: A mad scientist uses an army of androids and a device that can disintegrate metal to try to steal microchips containing top secret information. The government dispatches a beautiful female agent to stop him.
With added Mary Woronov!
Touched by an angel,
This is dF
