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2005
Not Rated
Regent Releasing
1 h 25 m

2005
Not Rated
Regent Releasing
1 h 25 m

Summary At the age of 40, wildly successful gay adult film star Colton Ford decides to leave porn behind and to pursue his dream: music. A fascinating look at the porn world and music industry from the initial conception of the first single to its recording and release, this documentary explores the intimate inner-workings of the music industry...

Directed By: Christopher Long

2005
Not Rated
Regent Releasing
1 h 25 m

2005
Not Rated
Regent Releasing
1 h 25 m

Naked Fame

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

46

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

5.0

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Summary At the age of 40, wildly successful gay adult film star Colton Ford decides to leave porn behind and to pursue his dream: music. A fascinating look at the porn world and music industry from the initial conception of the first single to its recording and release, this documentary explores the intimate inner-workings of the music industry...

Directed By: Christopher Long

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Top Cast

Colton Ford

Narrator, Self - Gay Adult Film Star, Aspiring Singer

Chi Chi LaRue

Self - Adult Film Director

Donna Mears

Self - Glenn's Mom

Ken Soukesian

Self - Glenn's Dad

Casey Jordan

Self - Songwriter, Former Gay Adult Film Star

Blake Harper

Self - Gay Adult Film Star, Registered Nurse

Scott Anderson

Self - Musician, Dance Music Producer

Pepper Mashay

Self - Dance Music Diva

Brett Henrichsen

Self - Owner, Masterbeat Music Label

Ed Bailey

Self - Club Owner

Marc Berkley

Self - Founder, HX Entertainment Magazine

Mark Katz

Self - Manager for Debra Cox

Amber

Self - Dance Music Diva

Kevin Williams

Self - Nervous Records

David Forest

Self - Porn Star Agent, Ex-Con

Herb Hamsher

Self - Psychologist, Film Producer

Bruce Vilanch

Self - Academy Awards Writer

Sharon Mitchell

Self - Ex-Porn Star, Recovered Addict, Safe Sex Educator

Dante Henderson

Self - Dancer, Choreographer

Romi Simmons

Self - Southwest Airlines Employee, Colton's Manager

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

13% Positive
1 Review

63% Mixed
5 Reviews

25% Negative
2 Reviews

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

13% Positive
1 Review

63% Mixed
5 Reviews

25% Negative
2 Reviews

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This is ultimately a sunny movie full of likable characters.

By Russell Scott Smith FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

The spare, enjoyable Naked Fame, by the documentarian Chris Long, suggests that today's pornography performers enjoy better life options than those revisited in "Inside Deep Throat."

By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

An engaging and forthright documentary.

By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

TV Guide Magazine

What makes the film more interesting than it might have been, however, is the warm relationship between Glenn and Peter.

By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW

Scenes in which Ford meets with record-industry honchos and a manipulative producer suggest that the music business is almost as exploitative as the porn business.

New York Daily News

It's interesting in the same way the early, rejection episodes of "American Idol" are oddly compelling. But, of course, you can watch those for free.

By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

There are many dreadful elements in this chronicle of aging gay male porn star Colton Ford's quest for crossover success in the music industry: sub-amateurish camera work, a maddeningly repetitive score, and a listless narrative.

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User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

33% Positive
2 Ratings

50% Mixed
3 Ratings

17% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

33% Positive
2 Ratings

50% Mixed
3 Ratings

17% Negative
1 Rating

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Details

Production Company Regent Entertainment, Hardsell Productions

Release Date Feb 18, 2005

Duration 1 h 25 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline The hard road from porn to pop.

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