Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

A candid, insightful, interesting 2008 documentary that chronicles the life and legendary career of colorful and charismatic gay 1970s adult film star Jack Wrangler (aka Jack Stillman), who played both gay and straight in more than 85 films, from his career as a theater director to his marriage to singer Margaret Whiting through film snippets and photographs and interviews with Jack and Margaret themselves, as well as directors (such as Henri Pachard, Jerry Douglas, Joe Gage, Gino Colbert, and Chi Chi La Rue), adult film stars (such as Candida Royalle, Samantha Fox, Jamie Gillis, Sharon Mitchell, and Gloria Leonard), writers (such as Michael Musto, Arnie Kantrowitz, Bruce Vilanch, David J. Skal, and Samuel Delaney), pornographer Al Goldstein, historian William Margold, filmmakers Michael Denneny and Robert Alvarez, playwright Robert Patrick, composer/lyricist Marc Shaiman, artist Robert W. Richards, Broadway costume designer William Ivey Long, and critic Kevin Thomas.
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