Alex de Renzy
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Alexander de Renzy was an American
director
and producer
of pornographic movies
.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Alex de Renzy served in the United States Air Force
, serving as a Survival Instructor. Back in the United States
, he began making documentary film
s in San Francisco. In October 1969, deRenzy went to Denmark
to attend Sex 69, the first porn trade show hosted in Copenhagen after the legalization of adult pornography
there. This resulted in his first movie, Pornography in Denmark
, which was released the following year.
Alex de Renzy not only filmed hot sex scenes, but endeavored to tell a story. He was the editor on Sexual Encounter Group (1970), was cinematographer
on seven movies and wrote five screenplay
s. His production Lady Freaks (1973) introduced porn star legend Annette Haven
. His films also include the two 1970s porn classics Babyface (1977) and Pretty Peaches (1978).
Another de Renzy discovery was Desireé Cousteau
. She won the Adult Film Association of America award in 1978 for 'Best Actress' for her starring role in Pretty Peaches and became an international sex star. The plot of Pretty Peaches derives from Voltaire
's literary classic Candide
about a naive young woman undergoing a series of hardships which constitute the satire. But de Renzy's film is more high camp than high art. Peaches contains a notorious enema scene (and for a time censored from the VHS release, restored in Alpha Blue's DVD release) in which the powerful jet-spray from Cousteau's hindquarters knocks the administering physician to the bathroom floor, to which Peaches bemoans "I don't think he could cure anything!"
A third actress de Renzy introduced to adult films was Juliet Anderson
, better known as "Aunt Peg".
He won the Adult Film Association of America award in 1977 for 'Best Director' for 'Babyface', and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
and the XRCO Hall of Fame
.
After filming his final story-driven works, 'Slave to Love' and 'Two Women', de Renzy reinvented himself as Rex Borsky in 1991. He churned out video quickies, shooting over 200 hardcore videos, with a special emphasis on anal action. With titles like 'Anal Siege,' Anal Madness' and 'Anal Sluts and Sweethearts,' it was clear what Rex Borsky's intentions were.
Alex de Renzy suffered a fatal stroke and diabetic attack while in his hotel room in Los Angeles
during the production of his last video.
as Rex Borsky
United States
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director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
of pornographic movies
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Alex de Renzy served in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
, serving as a Survival Instructor. Back in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he began making documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
s in San Francisco. In October 1969, deRenzy went to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
to attend Sex 69, the first porn trade show hosted in Copenhagen after the legalization of adult pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
there. This resulted in his first movie, Pornography in Denmark
Pornography in Denmark
The ban on pornography in Denmark was lifted in 1967. In 1969, Denmark became the first country in the world to legalize pornography.People in Denmark have free access to pornography; it is sold in most convenience stores, and is available for purchase or rental in practically every video store,...
, which was released the following year.
Alex de Renzy not only filmed hot sex scenes, but endeavored to tell a story. He was the editor on Sexual Encounter Group (1970), was cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
on seven movies and wrote five screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s. His production Lady Freaks (1973) introduced porn star legend Annette Haven
Annette Haven
Annette Haven is a former American pornographic actress popular during the 1970s and 1980s.-Biography:Annette Robinson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and raised in a sexually conservative Mormon family...
. His films also include the two 1970s porn classics Babyface (1977) and Pretty Peaches (1978).
Another de Renzy discovery was Desireé Cousteau
Desireé Cousteau
Desireé Cousteau is a former pornographic actress of the 1970s and 1980s. She is best known for her roles in the 1978 film Pretty Peaches and 1979's Inside Desireé Cousteau.-Career:...
. She won the Adult Film Association of America award in 1978 for 'Best Actress' for her starring role in Pretty Peaches and became an international sex star. The plot of Pretty Peaches derives from Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
's literary classic Candide
Candide
Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best ; Candide: or, The Optimist ; and Candide: or, Optimism...
about a naive young woman undergoing a series of hardships which constitute the satire. But de Renzy's film is more high camp than high art. Peaches contains a notorious enema scene (and for a time censored from the VHS release, restored in Alpha Blue's DVD release) in which the powerful jet-spray from Cousteau's hindquarters knocks the administering physician to the bathroom floor, to which Peaches bemoans "I don't think he could cure anything!"
A third actress de Renzy introduced to adult films was Juliet Anderson
Juliet Anderson
Juliet Anderson , also known as Aunt Peg, was an American pornographic actress and adult movie producer, relationship counselor and author...
, better known as "Aunt Peg".
He won the Adult Film Association of America award in 1977 for 'Best Director' for 'Babyface', and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
AVN Awards
The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
and the XRCO Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
.
After filming his final story-driven works, 'Slave to Love' and 'Two Women', de Renzy reinvented himself as Rex Borsky in 1991. He churned out video quickies, shooting over 200 hardcore videos, with a special emphasis on anal action. With titles like 'Anal Siege,' Anal Madness' and 'Anal Sluts and Sweethearts,' it was clear what Rex Borsky's intentions were.
Alex de Renzy suffered a fatal stroke and diabetic attack while in his hotel room in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
during the production of his last video.
Partial filmography
- Pornography in DenmarkPornography in DenmarkThe ban on pornography in Denmark was lifted in 1967. In 1969, Denmark became the first country in the world to legalize pornography.People in Denmark have free access to pornography; it is sold in most convenience stores, and is available for purchase or rental in practically every video store,...
(1970) - A History of the Blue MovieA History of the Blue MovieA History of the Blue Movie is a 1970 Graffiti Productions/Sherpix, Inc. documentary pornographic movie.Directed by Alex de Renzy, this compilation of early shorts combines blue movies, dating from 1915 to 1970, with an uncredited narrator....
(1970) - Lady Freaks (1973)
- Femmes de SadeFemmes de SadeFemmes de Sade is a 1976 pornographic feature film by Alex de Renzy. The film shows the parallel adventures of Rocky de Sade and Johny . Rocky de Sade is a ex-convict who terrorizes San Francisco's prostitutes, while Johny is a sex shop worker who has wild sexual fantasies. The two characters'...
(1976) - Babyface (1977)
- Pretty Peaches (1978)
- Dirty Girls (1984)
- Wild Things (1985)
- Dr. Penetration (1986)
- Moving In (1986)
- Pretty Peaches 2 (1987)
- Bring on the Virgins (1989)
- The Big Thrill (1989)
- Rapture (1990)
- Steamy Windows (1990)
- Two Women (1992)
- Slave to Love (1993)
as Rex Borsky
- Anal Hanky Panky (1997)
- Anal Openings and Face Soakings (1997)
- Malibu Butt Sluts (1996)
- Anal Addict (1995)
- Anal Deep Rider (1995)
- Anal Hellraiser (1995)
- Anal Insatiable (1995)
- Anal Sweetheart (1995)
- Anal Trashy Ass (1995)
- Anal Bad Girls (1994)
- Anal Breakdown (1994)
- Anal Candy Ass (1994)
- Anal Hunger (1994)
- Anal Justice (1994)
- Assy Sassy (1994)
- Booty Mistress (1994)
- Certifiably Anal (1994)
- Gang Bang Jizz Jammers (1994)
- Gang Bang Nymphette (1994)
- Anal Co-ed (1993)
- Anal Sensations (1993)
- Anal Siege (1993)
- Anal Taboo (1993)
- Anal Urge (1993)
- Gang Bang Face Bath (1993)
- Anal Carnival (1992)
- Anal Cuties of Chinatown (1992)
- Anal Delights (1992)
- Anal Ecstasy (1992)
- Anal Inferno (1992)
- Anal Madness (1992)
- Anal Rampage (1992)
- Anal Rookies (1992)
- Anal Savage (1992)
- Anal Sluts and Sweethearts (1992)
- Anal Thrills (1992)
- Anal Climax (1991)
- Anal Fury (1991)
- Anal Innocence (1991)
- Anal Revolution (1991)
- Anal Starlets (1991)