Max Hardcore

Max Hardcore
Max Hardcore at the AVN Expo in Las Vegas, 2015
Born
Paul F. Little

(1956-08-10)August 10, 1956
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 2023(2023-03-27) (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California[1]
Other namesVince Hardcore, Paul Hardcore, Video Paul, Sam Smythe, Max Stein

Paul F. Little (August 10, 1956 – March 27, 2023) was an American pornographic actor, producer, and director better known by his stage name Max Hardcore. He rose to prominence in 1992 with the film series The Anal Adventures of Max Hardcore,[2] which in 1994 was awarded the X-Rated Critics Organization's award for Best Amateur or Pro-Am series.[3] Former AVN writer, Gerrie Lim, has classified Hardcore's works as gonzo pornography and "testing the limits of acceptability".[4] He was a member of the X-Rated Critics Organization's Hall of Fame.[5] He spent two and a half years in prison (2009–2011), convicted in a trial for obscenity.

  1. ^ Miller, Dan (March 28, 2023). "Max Hardcore Passes Away". AVN. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Scholtes, Peter S. (January 28, 1998). "Devil in the Flesh". City Pages. Minneapolis: Stern Publishing. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ THE BEST OF 1994 (1995 Show) Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Gerrie Lim, In Lust We Trust: Adventures in Adult Cinema Archived January 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Monsoon Books, 2006, page 191
  5. ^ http://www.dirtybob.com/xrco/hall.htm Archived December 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 1, 2014.