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Michael Raso(I)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Michael Raso
A Life in Dirty Movies is a love story about legendary sexploitation director Joe Sarno, "the Ingmar Bergman of 42nd Street," and his loyal wife and collaborator Peggy. The film follows the Sarnos for a year, as 88-year old Joe struggles to get a new film project off the ground - a female-centric softcore film that harkens back to the style of his heyday as a filmmaker in the 1960s. As audiences tag along for the eventful and often hilarious journey between wintery Manhattan and the couple's summer retreat in Sweden, the film's intimate perspective reveals a filmmaker on the verge of being rediscovered in his golden years. Intercut is a look back to the evolution of softcore films seen as racy in their day into unmistakable hardcore porn that all but put Sarno and his artform out of business. The film chronicles Sarno's significant place in film history as an erotic "auteur," whose ambitions as a filmmaker often surpassed the needs of the genre he helped define. A Life in Dirty Movies is a clever and sincere portrait of a unique couple who follow their passion in life - onscreen and off.
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The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies (2013)
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Michael Raso was born on 20 April 1964 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Meadowlands Showcase (1988), The Seduction of Misty Mundae (2004) and Land Shark (2017).
BornApril 20, 1964
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    Known for

    Meadowlands Showcase (1988)
    Meadowlands Showcase
    TV Series
    • Producer(produced by)
    Erin Brown in The Seduction of Misty Mundae (2004)
    The Seduction of Misty Mundae
    5.0
    Video
    • Producer
    • 2004
    Land Shark (2017)
    Land Shark
    2.3
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2017
    Who Wants to Be an Erotic Billionaire? (2002)
    Who Wants to Be an Erotic Billionaire?
    5.0
    Video
    • Producer(as Michael Beckerman)
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Caress of the Vampire 2.5: The Return of Billy the Vampire (2022)
      Caress of the Vampire 2.5: The Return of Billy the Vampire
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Reel Monsters (2022)
      Reel Monsters
      3.1
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Land Shark (2017)
      Land Shark
      2.3
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2017
    • Ghastlies (2016)
      Ghastlies
      2.3
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Alia Gabrielle Eckhardt in Amityville: No Escape (2016)
      Amityville: No Escape
      2.7
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Alone in the Ghost House (2015)
      Alone in the Ghost House
      3.7
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Scarewaves (2014)
      Scarewaves
      4.0
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Donna Swensen in Kill, Granny, Kill! (2014)
      Kill, Granny, Kill!
      4.5
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Call Girl of Cthulhu (2014)
      Call Girl of Cthulhu
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Haley Madison and Erin R. Ryan in Haunted House on Sorority Row (2014)
      Haunted House on Sorority Row
      4.1
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Jason McCall and Desiree Saetia in Phantom of the Grindhouse (2013)
      Phantom of the Grindhouse
      4.2
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • The Legend of Six Fingers (2013)
      The Legend of Six Fingers
      2.9
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Babysitter Massacre (2013)
      Babysitter Massacre
      4.1
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Red River (2011)
      Red River
      2.3
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • A.J. Khan, Jackie Stevens, and Molly Heartbreaker in Lustful Illusions (2011)
      Lustful Illusions
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2011

    Writer

    • Reel Monsters (2022)
      Reel Monsters
      3.1
      • story
      • 2022
    • Darian Caine in Batbabe: The Dark Nightie (2009)
      Batbabe: The Dark Nightie
      2.7
      Video
      • story
      • 2009
    • Darian Caine and Jenna Jones in Naughty Novelist (2008)
      Naughty Novelist
      4.1
      Video
      • written by (as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2008
    • Sabrina Faire in Kinky Kong (2006)
      Kinky Kong
      2.9
      Video
      • story
      • 2006
    • Curious Obsessions (2006)
      Curious Obsessions
      6.1
      Video
      • Writer (as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2006
    • Darian Caine and A.J. Khan in Lust in Space: The Erotic Witch Project IV (2005)
      Lust in Space: The Erotic Witch Project IV
      4.9
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Erin Brown in The Seduction of Misty Mundae (2004)
      The Seduction of Misty Mundae
      5.0
      Video
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Darian Caine and Erika Dawn Smith in The Sexy Adventures of Van Helsing (2004)
      The Sexy Adventures of Van Helsing
      3.9
      Video
      • story (as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2004
    • A.J. Khan, Erin Brown, and Suzi Lorraine in That 70's Girl (2004)
      That 70's Girl
      3.9
      Video
      • story (as Michael Beck)
      • 2004
    • Pleasures of a Woman
      4.5
      Video
      • story (as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2002
    • Who Wants to Be an Erotic Billionaire? (2002)
      Who Wants to Be an Erotic Billionaire?
      5.0
      Video
      • written by (segment "Commercials 'Sugar Frosted Sugar' & 'Ass Balm'", as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2002
    • Roxanna (1970)
      Roxanna
      3.7
      Video
      • story (as Michael Beck)
      • 2002
    • Erotic Survivor (2001)
      Erotic Survivor
      2.9
      Video
      • creator (as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2001
    • Darian Caine in Mistress Frankenstein (2000)
      Mistress Frankenstein
      3.3
      Video
      • written by (as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2000
    • The Erotic Witch Project (2000)
      The Erotic Witch Project
      3.9
      Video
      • written by (as Michael Beckerman)
      • 2000

    Actor

    • The Erotic Mirror (2002)
      The Erotic Mirror
      4.2
      Video
      • Waiting Patient #1
      • 2002
    • Purgatory Blues (2001)
      Purgatory Blues
      4.9
      Video
      • Singing Bum
      • 2001
    • Darian Caine, A.J. Khan, and Erin Brown in Gladiator Eroticvs: The Lesbian Warriors (2001)
      Gladiator Eroticvs: The Lesbian Warriors
      3.4
      Video
      • Senator Titus Lickus
      • 2001
    • Darian Caine in Mistress Frankenstein (2000)
      Mistress Frankenstein
      3.3
      Video
      • Chopper (as Michael L. Raso)
      • 2000
    • The Erotic Witch Project (2000)
      The Erotic Witch Project
      3.9
      Video
      • Interviewee
      • 2000
    • Tina Krause and Tammy Parks in TITanic 2000: Vampire of the Titanic (1999)
      TITanic 2000: Vampire of the Titanic
      3.3
      Video
      • First Mate (as Mike Raso)
      • 1999
    • Duck! The Carbine High Massacre (1999)
      Duck! The Carbine High Massacre
      4.3
      Video
      • Young Derwin
      • The Police Chief
      • 1999
    • In the Hood (1998)
      In the Hood
      5.6
      • (as Mike Raso)
      • 1998
    • Bloodletting (1997)
      Bloodletting
      4.6
      • Detective Orville (as Michael L. Raso)
      • 1997
    • Polymorph (1996)
      Polymorph
      4.0
      • Womeldorf (as Michael L. Raso)
      • 1996

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    A LIFE IN DIRTY MOVIES - Official Redband Trailer
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    • Alternative names
      • Michael Beck
    • Height
      • 1.80 m
    • Born
      • April 20, 1964
      • Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

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