| Item | Information | |------|-------------| | | John “Jack” C. McAllister (pseudonym used for many titles in the Taboo line). | | Producer | Steven L. Wiles (executive producer for the Taboo franchise). | | Screenplay | Written by James D. Porter , credited as “J.D. Porter”. | | Cinematography | Larry J. Stevens – noted for using soft‑focus lighting to give a “dream‑like” aesthetic. | | Editor | Karen D. Shaw – edited the original cut and later oversaw the remaster for the Extra Quality release. | | Music | Score composed by Mark S. Vargo , featuring synth‑driven ambient tracks typical of late‑80s erotic cinema. | | Production Company | Eros International Studios (a subsidiary of the larger Taboo brand). | | Distribution | Initially distributed on VHS by Vivid Entertainment , later re‑released on DVD by Hustler Video and a limited edition Blu‑ray by Aphrodite Media . | | Filming Locations | Primarily shot in suburban Los Angeles, California; interior scenes were filmed on a set that doubled as a family home. | | Budget | Estimated at $150,000–$200,000 (modest by mainstream standards, but sizable for the adult‑film market of the era). |
For cinema historians and collectors analyzing the "full extra quality" versions of late-1980s adult cinema, this film represents a crucial transitional moment when celluloid production values clashed with the emerging VHS boom. 🎬 A Surprising Shift in Narrative Direction taboo vii the wild and the innocent 1989 ful extra quality
The film's plot follows , a famous poet and author played by Randy West. During a book signing, he is mobbed by adoring fans and breaks into a musical number titled "Return to Romance". The story then unfolds in an extended flashback to six years prior, at an artist's retreat called the Whitestone Institute —a place located "somewhere between the Wild and the Innocent side of human sensuality," where students are encouraged to explore their talents freely. | Item | Information | |------|-------------| | |
The Wild and the Innocent (Video 1989) - Full cast & crew - IMDb Wiles (executive producer for the Taboo franchise)
The phrase is most famously the title of a 1959 Universal western starring Audie Murphy and Joanne Dru. In adult cinema, several films borrowed this poetic contrast for their own narratives about rural naivety corrupted by urban vice.