Synopsis:

With dreams of becoming a highly respected screenwriter, Eric Spitznagel moves to Los Angeles. When Hollywood fails to notice him, he settles for the next best thing: writing scripts for adult films. Determined to make the most of his bad luck, he sets out to make a movie that will be celebrated more for its witty dialogue and gripping plot than its raw depictions of hardcore sex. As Spitznagel discovers, making the Great American Porn is far from easy, especially when you've been hired to write a sequel to Butt Crazy.

Spitznagel struggles to be taken seriously as an artist, a seeming impossibility in an industry averse to "complicated words." Along the way, he meets a director with delusions of being the porn Kurosawa, an actress with a scholarly knowledge of medical maladies, and an NBA star who might just make the biggest mistake of his life. In an industry devoted to churning out disposable erotica, can one lowly writer make an adult film that compels viewers to admire the plot without hovering a thumb over the fast forward button?

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Topics/Categories:

Memoir, Pornography

Type of Work:

Book

Publishers:

Manic D Press

Purchase From:

Amazon
Powell's

Original Publish Date:

2006-05-15

ISBNs:

1933149051 978-1933149059

Reading Guides:

http://www.hobartpulp.com/website/june/spitznagel.html http://litpark.com/2006/11/15/eric-spitznagel/ http://benkharakh.com/eric_spitznagel

Publishing Notes:

"Like most pornography, I found Fast Forward to be a relentless and indecent assault on the traditional family values that Americans find most sacred. Makes a great stocking stuffer."

-Amy Sedaris

"Spitznagel is porn-tastic! He's hilarious in a clear-eyed, Midwestern, straightforward kind of way. His personal journey into the flames of XXX hell perfectly articulates America's moral hand-wringing about porn and money."

-Jack Boulware, author of Sex, American Style

"Despite his protests, Spitznagel may very well be porn's answer to Kurosawa. And not unlike Rashomon, you probably shouldn't believe a word he says. Fast Foward isn't the most flattering portrait of the adult film industry, but it's hands-down the funniest."

-Asia Carrera, star of such adult films as Nympho Newlywed and Thunder Pussy

Formats:

paperback