''A Night At The Adonis'' is a 1978

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film directed by Jack Deveau and starring Jack Wrangler, Chris Michaels, Big Bill Eld (also called Bill Young), and Mandingo. A highly plot-driven film, it hails from the "Golden Age" of

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and was released by

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. The production was shot outside business hours at the now closed 1,400-seat Manhattan porn theatre The Adonis. The film, which would screen at the Adonis upon its release, was among the earliest to use a

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in an opening shot that wanders through the hallways of the movie house.

Premise

The film tracks Jack Wrangler's evening at the titular Adonis Theatre, a (then) well-known

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movie house where sexual activity took place. It featured a bit role by the theatre's real-life female cashier Bertha.

Cast

* Jack Wrangler * Roger * Jayson MacBride * Malo * Chris Michaels * Big Bill Eld * Mandingo * Mark Woodward * Jim Delegatti * Ken Schneizez * Muffie Mayer * Geraldo * Eartha Hugee * Koos Chapman * Lee Foster * Keith Strickland * Paul Maul * Victor Williams * Todd Travers * Robert A. Glory

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* 1970s pornographic films 1978 films American pornographic films Gay pornographic films 1978 LGBTQ-related films Films set in Manhattan 1970s English-language films 1970s American films American LGBTQ-related films Films shot in New York City {{LGBT-film-stub

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