VIVID’S THE NEW BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR STARRING BROOKLYN LEE AND JAMES DEEN TO DEBUT SEPT. 10 ONLINE, SEPT. 24 IN STORES AND OCT. 1 ON VIVIDTV

Big Budget Film is Last of Four Movies from ‘The Golden Age of Porn” and Includes Bonus Footage with Marilyn Chambers’ Daughter McKenna Taylor

LOS ANGELES – (September 9, 2013) – Vivid Entertainment is set to release The New Behind the Green Door, an erotic drama with echoes of the classic 1970s movie from the era known as the “Golden Age of Porn.” The title goes online at vivid.com on Sept 10, will be on sale in stores nationwide on Sept. 24 and on VividTV on Oct. 1. A copy of the original Behind the Green Door is included in the two disc DVD set.

The New Behind the Green Door, DVD cover image courtesy of vivid.com

The New Behind the Green Door is an original screenplay directed by the multiple-award winning Paul Thomas. It explores the sexual side of human nature in much the same way as the iconic character that Marilyn Chambers etched indelibly into our collective erotic memories decades ago. It was shot in the same San Francisco locations as the original and includes footage of Chambers throughout as part of the film’s dramatic tension.

Behind the Green Door was the first hardcore feature-length film to be widely released in the U.S. and the first adult film to include an interracial sex scene. It was produced by brothers Artie and Jim Mitchell in 1972 and is considered an adult film classic of the era, along with Debbie Does Dallas, The Devil in Miss Jones and Deep Throat.

The movie generated headlines when it was revealed that Chambers was the same beautiful blonde model seen smiling and holding a freshly diapered baby on millions of boxes of Ivory Snow laundry detergent on grocery shelves across the country. Millions of boxes were recalled, but those that remained became collector’s items.

“I was very close to my mother and will always be proud of her. It’s amazing to see what started my mother’s legacy come to life again and to have a new generation be introduced to it through this movie,” says Marilyn Chambers’ daughter McKenna Taylor, who appears in a non-sex role in bonus footage included with the new movie.

Along with award-winning adult star James Deen, the new movie stars the sensuous Brooklyn Lee as Hope, who goes on an erotic journey as she desperately tries to find her birth mother.

“I was in complete disbelief when I learned that I got the role,” said Brooklyn. “I wanted it so badly and I poured my heart into it. Marilyn Chambers was an all-American beauty and truly one of the greats. I felt deeply honored to be entrusted with the reboot of the role that essentially defined her career. I can only hope she would be proud.”

“This movie was in my DNA,” said Thomas. “I truly yearned to direct it for decades and was happy beyond reason when it happened.”

“We wanted to complete our set of remakes of all four of these classic movies in great style and we think Paul Thomas has captured the erotic heat of the original in his new version,” said Vivid founder/co-chairman Steven Hirsch.

Additional cast members include Johnnie Keyes, a star in the original making a special appearance, along with Dana DeArmond, Penny Pax, Bailey Blue, Mia Lelani, Ash Hollywood, Brandy Aniston, Chanel Preston, Chastity Lynn, Presley Hart, Richie Calhoun, Jon Jon, Hershel Savage, Nat Turnher, Prince Yahshua, Michael Vegas, Eric Swiss, Karlo Karrera and Steven St. Croix.

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