Release
Critical reception
The film has received generally positive reviews. It was described by Playboy magazine as “the first avant-garde adult film…Fellini meets Eraserhead ,” and by Velvet magazine as “the Citizen Kane of adult films.” [2] Adult Video News , [3] Adam Film World [4] and Hustler [5] all gave it ratings of between four and five stars in their reviews. Adam Film World said, "The film is outstanding for its superb and visually exciting cinematography and extraordinarily imaginative erotic fantasies. [4]
Pornographic film historian Jim Holliday called it "the most unusual, unique and innovative adult film yet made" and said Nightdreams "pioneered a whole new subgenre within the industry" within five years of its release due to its "raunchy gritty sexuality…combined with truly new wave sets and the Miami Vice '80s look". [6]
Box office
According to Sayadian "neither Nightdreams or Café Flesh were ever that successful as porn films. But they broke house records as midnight movies." [1]
Accolades and awards
The film was voted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 1992. [7]
In 1986, Holliday placed it in 13th place on a list of the top 40 best adult films as selected by a consensus of industry experts. [6] In 2001, Adult Video News placed it in 62nd place on its list of the greatest adult movies of all time. [8] In 2007, AVN called it one of the "50 most influential adult releases of all time" for starting the alt-porn genre, which uses "MTV-inspired, rock-video schtick, hipster references and underground music." [9]
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