Traci, I Love You was Traci Lords's final adult film and also the only legal (American) film to be made while she was over the age of 18. It was produced in Cannes, France, two days after her 18th birthday, making it the only one legally available in the United States, due to child pornography laws.
This movie has been another aspect of controversy to Lords' life. It was the third and final film by her then self-titled production company. She had...
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Traci, I Love You was Traci Lords's final adult film and also the only legal (American) film to be made while she was over the age of 18. It was produced in Cannes, France, two days after her 18th birthday, making it the only one legally available in the United States, due to child pornography laws.
This movie has been another aspect of controversy to Lords' life. It was the third and final film by her then self-titled production company. She had sold the rights, profiting from her former profession post-scandal, while consistently regretting making adult films and criticizing the porn industry.
In her 2003 autobiography, Traci Lords: Underneath It All, she explained:
"I sold that fucking movie for a period of ten years and with it bought myself some shelter from the storm. It was an agonizing decision, and one that made me a harder person, but it had to be done. I hated the fact that I made it possible for someone to go into a video store and rent it. But selling that film gave me...
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