Porn Valley Dispatch: The Return of “Taboo”

Did you know that the words "taboo", "forbidden", "desire", "fantasy", and "temptation" are required by law to be in every late-night cable softcore movie? They're not, but it would explain so much.

Kirdy Stevens' classic "Taboo" (1980) is being reissued with this nifty new "Flowers in the Attic"-inspired box. The DVD contains the original theatrical release of the film as well as production stills not seen in a quarter-century, in addition to a commentary track with director Stevens and screenwriter Helene Terrie. (When is the last time you saw a screeenwriter credited on a box o' porn?)

Read more about "Taboo" after the gap, unless you are forbidden to by your spouse or other family member.
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Rights to the incest-themed film (hence the name "Taboo", as opposed to later incarnations by other companies which feature things like smoking) were up in the air for several years, until the Stevens family went to court to secure them. Star Kay Parker, about 35 during filming, embodied the term MILF twenty years before it was coined. Parker worked opposite her "son", played by Mike Ranger, then about a decade younger than she. Parker is now a New Age lecturer. Stevens' son, Steve, now runs the family business and says his dad is "retired and enjoying life" in Tarzana.

· "Taboo" (adultdvdempire.com)
· "Taboo" Series (Wikipedia)
· Kay Parker (bio + videography @ kayparker.com)