Adam Film World 1984: An Issue by Issue Guide

We look back at the west coast publication Adam Film World by re-publishing all the issues published from 1984. An offshoot of Adam and Adam Film Quarterly, the first of which launched in the 1950s, Adam Film World had earned the reputation as a reliable profiler of porn films, stars and culture. Its success spawned a series of guides and directories and even an incursion into awards territory, including the X-Caliber and AFWG Awards.

These 1984 issues include a series of profiles of mainstream stars including Pia Zadora, Sonia Braga, Daryl Hannah, and Jacqueline Bisset; interviews with adult performers including Seka, Kelly Nichols, and Kay Parker; profiles of many adult films; and much more.

Fully digitized copies of each 1984 magazine can be found in the article below. You can find The Rialto Report’s growing collection of digitized resources by choosing Library in our site menu. 

Click on the covers below to access the full magazines. Due to the fact that the magazines are scanned in high definition, allow time for each page to load. If you are viewing on a phone, view in landscape orientation.

Magazines are fully searchable; use the icon displayed in each magazine to search by keyword.

Publications are being shared here purely for the purpose of research. They should not to be used or reproduced for any commercial gain.

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Adam Film World: The Complete 1984 Issues

January 1984 (Vol 9, No. 11)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including Sex Games, The Young Like it Hot, Hot Dreams, and Bodies in Heat -Jacqueline Bisset profile –Seka interview -Erotic film check list -Film World’s movie guide

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March 1984 (Vol 9, No. 12)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including Virginia, Centerfold Celebrities, Sweet Young Foxes, and Private Teacher -Teenage sex can be ‘Risky Business’ (Tom Cruise film) –Samantha Fox interview -Erotic film check list -Foreign film scene

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April 1984 (Vol 10, No. 1)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including Suzie Superstar, Heaven’s Touch, Private School Girls, and Smoker -Pia Zadora profile –Desiree Lane interview -Erotic film check list -Foreign film scene

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June 1984 (Vol 10, No. 2)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including Star 84, G Strings, Flash Pants, and Maneaters –Kay Parker interview -Marial Hemingway profile -Erotic film check list -Foreign film scene

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July 1984 (Vol 10, No. 3)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including Erotic Aerobics, The Challenge of Desire, Three Beauties and a Maid, and Fantasy Follies –Pat Manning and Maria Tortuga interview -Daryl Hannah profile -Erotic film check list -Foreign film scene

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September 1984 (Vol 10, No. 4)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including Intimate Realities, Fire Storm, Never Say No, and Let’s Get Physical –Kelly Nichols interview –AFAA 8th Annual Erotica Awards -Erotic film check list -Foreign film scene

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October 1984 (Vol 10, No. 5)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including Lingerie, Scandalous, An Unnatural Act, Show Your Love, and Stud Hunters –Bunny Blue interview -Jamie Lee Curtis profile -Getting your kicks with home porno flicks -Erotic film check list -Foreign film scene

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December 1984 (Vol 10, No. 6)
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Contents:

-Film reviews including New Wave Hookers, Burlexxx, White Hot, Driller, and Centerfold Celebs  –Tim Beckley interview -Sonia Braga profile -4th Annual Critic’s Adult Film Awards -Erotic film check list -Foreign film scene

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