Alex de Renzy

Alex de Renzy (August 13, 1935 – June 8 , 2001) 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. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211108/bio Alex de Renzy - Biography ] ] Back in the United States, he began making documentary films in San Francisco. In October 1969, de Renzy 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.

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 screenplays. 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" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078112/awards Pretty Peaches (1978) - Awards ] ] 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!" [ [http://explodingkinetoscope.blogspot.com/2006/09/all-american-deep-dish-comedy-pretty.html The Exploding Kinetoscope: All-American Deep-Dish Comedy: PRETTY PEACHES (1978) ] ]

De Renzy won the Adult Film Association of America award in 1977 for 'Best Director' for 'Babyface', [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211108/awards Alex de Renzy - Awards ] ] 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', DeRenzy 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.

de Renzy suffered a fatal stroke and diabetic attack while in his hotel room in Los Angeles during the production of his last video.

Partial filmography

*"Pornography in Denmark" (1970)
*"A History of the Blue Movie" (1970)
*"Lady Freaks" (1973)
*"Femmes de Sade" (1976)
*"Babyface" (1977)
*"Pretty Peaches" (1978)
*"Dirty Girls" (1984)
*"Dr. Penetration" (1986)
*"Moving In" (1986)
*"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)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0211108|name=Alex de Renzy
* [http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=AdeRenzy/gender=M/Alex-DeRenzy.htm Alex de Renzy at the Internet Adult Film Database]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877099,00.html?promoid=googlep Time.com: Sex Trip -- Jul. 20, 1970]