Still, the early days of the genre, the 'golden age' of the ‘70s and ‘80s, introduced adult film to a widespread audience, and is still remembered fondly by genre enthusiasts. Today, adult entertainment accounts for a third of all websites, and there’s practically no escaping it. In the 1980s, VCR became the primary medium for the diffusion of adult films, and they became even more widely consumed with the introduction of the Internet in the 1990s. California case narrowed the definition of obscenity, making even less films producible. In 1973, the US Supreme Court’s decision in the Miller v.

Several municipal anti-obscenity laws helped to greatly reduce the distribution and profit potential of the films. Despite the low budgets of Deep Throat and subsequent movies, it became obvious that adult films had a huge potential for mainstream success, and thus the Golden Age was born.Īfter Deep Throat, The Devil in Miss Jones (1973), and Behind the Green Door (1973), the industry faced much greater scrutiny. The film achieved major box office success after it was mentioned on Johnny Carson’s popular show. The Golden Age of Adult Entertainment arrived in 1972 with the release of Deep Throat, starring Linda Lovelace.

Iheart 70s and 80s