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John Curtis Holmes (né Estes; August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988), better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead character he portrayed in a series of related films), was an American pornographic film actor. He ranks among the most prolific adult film performers, with documented credits for at least 573 films.
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes, which played the Toronto film festival and then slipped away, is the ultimate searching – and shocking – exposé of the porn world." [5] Richard Corliss of Time wrote of the film, "Like Holmes, Wadd is seedy, twisted, a bit on the long side – and creepily fascinating." [6]
Wonderland (2003) is a crime-drama film about the Wonderland Murders, starring Val Kilmer (as John "The Wadd" Holmes), Kate Bosworth (as Dawn Schiller), Dylan McDermott (as David Lind), Carrie Fisher (as Sally Hansen), Josh Lucas (as Ron Launius), Christina Applegate (as Susan Launius), Lisa Kudrow (as Sharon Holmes), Janeane Garofalo (as Joy ...
The release also includes the documentary Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes, which interviews Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, Boogie Nights writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson, and Sharon Holmes. [6] On October 5, 2010, Lionsgate released the film to Blu-ray.
Basten, Fred; Holmes, Laurie; Holmes, John C. (1998). Porn King: The John Holmes Story. John Holmes Inc. ISBN 1-880047-69-1. Describes some of the events from John Holmes' perspective. Gilmore, John (2005). "Bad Eddie & Other No Good People". L. A. Despair: A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times. JohnGilmore.com. Includes an account of the ...
One day in 1969, John "Johnny Wadd" Holmes auditioned for the photo shoot. Amerson initially was not interested in Holmes as he "was not what we were looking for", but once he saw Holmes' inimitable endowment, [ 4 ] a long-term business relationship between Holmes and Amerson was initiated, which lasted nearly twenty years.
The Jade Pussycat is a 1977 pornographic film starring John Holmes. The plot of the film focuses on the search for a priceless jade carving from 13th century China known as "The Jade Pussycat". The character of "Johnny Wadd" is sent to find the Jade Pussycat and find the thieves who stole the item from a museum in Japan. During the search, Mr ...
John Holmes (cricketer) (Rodney Holmes, 1924–1980), English cricketer; Johnny Holmes, American baseball player of the 1940s; John Holmes (rugby league) (1952–2009), English former rugby league footballer; John Holmes (rugby league, born 1904) (1904–1931), Australian rugby league player; John Holmes (golfer) (JB Holmes, born 1982 ...