Taboo (film series)

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Taboo is a pornographic movie series of the 1980s and 1990s, which eroticizes father-daughter & mother-son incest. It stars Kay Parker among others, and was directed by Kirdy Stevens among others.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryActor/ActressFilm
1985AFAA AwardBest Supporting Actor John Leslie Taboo 5
1987 AVN Award Best Total Sexual Content - FilmTaboo 4 [1]
1987XRCO AwardBest Supporting Actress Amber Lynn Taboo 5
1989AVN AwardBest Music - FilmTaboo 6 [1]
2002AVN AwardBest Anal Sex Scene - FilmNicole Sheridan & VoodooTaboo 20 [1]
2002AVN AwardBest Overall Marketing Campaign - FilmTaboo 20 [1]
XRCO Hall of Fame inductionTaboo [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "AVN Awards Past Winners". pp. (See 1987, 1989, 2002). Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  2. "XRCO Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 2016-01-31.