Retro Raunch Revisit

This month marks the 40th anniversary of RAW TALENT (1984) opeing in xxx theaters. A struggling soap opera actor unsatisfied with his gig as a waiter (you may never look at roast chicken the same again), and unable to make it in the mainstream ends up in porn where he is manipulated & exploited by an unscrupulous female director. Starring Jerry Butler who also appeared in the 2 sequels, in 1987 he married Lisa Loring best known as Wednesday Addams in THE ADDAMS FAMILY 1960's sitcom. They had met on an adult film set where contrary to many incorrect claims she was NOT a performer (that was another actress with the same name) but was a makeup artist. Loring grew increasingly unsatisfied with Butler's xxx life and called the marriage (this being her 3rd husband) the worst mistake of her life. As RT was also the title of his tell-all book, after the couple made appearances on the talk show circuit discussing their damaged relationship, they eventually divorced in 1992 with Butler passing away in Jan 2018. [Loring married for a 4th & final time with that resulting in a 2008 separation and divorce in 2014. She died in Jan 2023].