Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes

Synopsis

Drawing on interviews, film clips, and never-before-aired crime scene footage and family photos, this documentary on adult film icon John C. Holmes examines his early life, his entry into porn and the creation of the Johnny Wadd film series. It discusses his romantic relationships, including ones with his first wife, registered nurse Sharon Holmes; his underage mistress, Dawn Schiller; and his second wife, porn actress Misty Dawn. Finally, it covers Holmes' involvement with drug lord and LA nightclub impresario Eddie Nash and the gruesome Wonderland murders, as well as Holmes’ death from complications related to AIDS. Narrated by journalist Mike Sager, whose Rolling Stone story "The Devil and John Holmes" inspired the movies Boogie Nights and Wonderland, Wadd features interviews with Ron Jeremy, Larry Flynt, Misty Dawn, Aunt Peg, Sharon Holmes, Dawn Schiller, and Paul Thomas Anderson, among others, in addition to footage from the actor’s career.