Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon is a 2008 feature 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...

 about the life of Jack Wrangler

Jack Wrangler

Jack Wrangler was an American actor of gay and straight adult film, theatrical producer, and director. Open about his homosexuality and adult film work throughout his career, Wrangler was considered an icon of the gay-liberation movement.In 2008, a feature-length documentary film, Wrangler:...

, produced and directed by Jeffrey Schwarz

Jeffrey Schwarz

Jeffrey Schwarz is President & CEO of Automat Pictures, a Los Angeles based entertainment company specializing in the production of studio EPKs , Blu-ray and DVD content, original television programming, and feature films....

 of Automat Pictures

Automat Pictures

Automat Pictures is a multi-award winning entertainment production company based in Los Angeles, which specializes in EPK, Blu-ray and DVD Added Value, as well original television programming, web content and independent feature film production....

. It had its premiere at the 2008 New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival

New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival

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 (Newfest) and is distributed by TLA Releasing

TLA Releasing

TLA Releasing is a US film distribution company owned by TLA Entertainment Group. In March 2011, a new LLC was formed for the operation. Its primary output is LGBT-related films from all over the world under the "TLA Releasing" label, as well as horror films under the label "Danger After Dark"...

.

The documentary chronicles the life of Jack Wrangler, the professional name of John Robert Stillman in his role as a gay

Gay

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 porn star

Pornographic actor

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 who rapidly became one of the first performers in gay porn to achieve star status and a cult following. The documentary also features his transitioning to roles such as straight

Heterosexuality

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 porn star, his romantic relationship with and later marriage to singer Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting was a singer of American popular music and country music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.-Youth:...

, his activism in supporting and promoting AIDS

AIDS

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 charities and his later career as a theatrical producer and director.

The documentary won a GayVNAward in 2009 for Best Alternative Release. Wrangler died on April 7, 2009 at the age of 62 due to emphysema.

External links

• Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon Facebook page