Radley Metzger
Birthday:
21 January 1929, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name:
Radley Henry Metzger
One of the pioneers of American adult cinema, Radley Metzger was born in New York. He first made a name in erotic cinema by importing and distributing European erotic films, including the Danish sex film Jeg - en kvinde (1965). At around the same time Metzger decided to direct his own features, which quickly became renowned for their strong sense o...
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One of the pioneers of American adult cinema, Radley Metzger was born in New York. He first made a name in erotic cinema by importing and distributing European erotic films, including the Danish sex film Jeg - en kvinde (1965). At around the same time Metzger decided to direct his own features, which quickly became renowned for their strong sense of composition, high-tone locations and edgy, erotic subject matter. Among his best-known softcore features are Therese and Isabelle (1968), Carmen, Baby (1967) and Camille 2000 (1969), all of which were shot in Europe. Other notable Metzger films of the period include The Lickerish Quartet (1970), Little Mother (1973) and Score (1974). Once hardcore porn came to dominate the US adult film market after Deep Throat (1972), Metzger directed several highly-regard explicit features using the pseudonym "Henry Paris," including The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann (1974), Naked Came the Stranger (1975), The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1976) and Barbara Broadcast (1977). Show less «
[on why he started his own production/distribution company] Ordinarily a producer sees possibly 10% of what his pictures bring in, because t...Show more »
[on why he started his own production/distribution company] Ordinarily a producer sees possibly 10% of what his pictures bring in, because the income has to be cut into so many small pieces. In my case I didn't have to realize as much on my pictures because I saw 100% of what was coming in, and I didn't have an enormous bureaucratic structure to support. Show less «
[on why he used the pseudonym Henry Paris for his hardcore films] I'd always say that the reason for changing my name was too esoteric for a...Show more »
[on why he used the pseudonym Henry Paris for his hardcore films] I'd always say that the reason for changing my name was too esoteric for anyone to understand. The truth is that I was terrified of going to jail. Show less «
