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Memories of Working with Herschel Savage on 1985’s “Trashy Lady”

It’s a challenging industry, even back in the golden age of porn, but sharing scenes with Herschel Savage was a better experience than anyone would imagine possible in the world of adult cinema.

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The History of “Trashy Lady”

“Harvey” was always the consummate professional. Showing up with his lines learned, often already in character and ready to rehearse lines to perfection with his costars. His process taught me in my earliest days the importance of always taking (even the smallest) roles seriously.

He was always so filled with humor, which made every movie set a better place to be working. Breaking the ice and making me feel like I was performing with a best friend. Even when years would elapse between seeing each other, when I’d run into him at events the time in-between our scenes together would immediately melt away.

When Herschel auditioned for the part in Trashy Lady, Jamie Gillis wanted the part too. Because it was a role opposite Harry Reems, costarring me, and at the time Jamie and I were engaged to be married and living together! Nevertheless Jamie loved Herschel so much that he was more than happy to not be chosen for the part.

The Making of a Classic Adult Film

“Trashy Lady” was a classy period piece with a decent budget behind it. The costumes were inspired and Steve Scott was a real-deal director who required no less than everything his actors had to give to their roles. The end result was beautiful, and remains a movie everyone involved with are all proud of to this day.

As just reminded by IMDB, the movie was shot in two days, every exterior scene was shot guerilla-style without proper permits, and Harry’s character name of “Dutch Siegel” was obviously a clever combination of Dutch Shultz and Bugsy himself.

Steve pushed me especially hard in my role of Rita. He wanted her to be trashier and more hard-boiled than I initially wanted to portray her. I was concerned about it being too over the top and way over-acted, but push me he did. That set was where I learned that we are there to become more than our own interpretations of a script, and must trust our director to take us to new heights we may not realize on our own.

I am grateful to have gotten this role, and am proud of the work we all did. Herschel, you will be missed.

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Amber Lynn’s Favorite Female Co-Stars: Part 1

Without a doubt, the number one question I’m asked here on AmberLynnXXX.com is, “Who were your favorite female/male adult film costars?” It’s high time I sat down to provide everyone with an answer.

You’ll be happy to know the list is a long one so I’ll be doing this via two parts and in alphabetical order – because with all the beautiful women I’ve worked with over the last 3 decades, it’s too damn hard to pick just a handful and play favorites. I’ve also just added the new gallery – Amber Lynn’s Favorite Co-Stars – to make this list even more exciting for my fans.

April Adams
Working in the industry for about 10 years, April Adams was as sweet as they come and a pleasure to work with. Starting as a dancer, she moved to Los Angeles specifically to begin a career in adult films. Our best known scene together is from 1995’s Babewatch 3 and I might have to watch it again myself now that I’m remembering how steamy it turned out.

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Danielle Martin
Filming with Danielle Martin was something I always looked forward to, and I remember telling her more than once she was “super-hot”. We both joined the adult industry around the same time, and my favorite scene we did together was in 1986’s Miami Spice. I was sad to hear of her passing in 2011 and will always treasure our friendship and memories.

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Erica Boyer
What more can be said about the amazing Erica Boyer? She was just… a goddess… who lit up any room with personality, a love of dancing (often on film) and her undeniable sexuality. We had two scenes together in 1986’s Sheer Bedlam (including a F/M/F with Jamie Gillis) and, although we didn’t work together much after that, remained good friends. We also shared the same cameo in the Hollywood blockbuster 52 Pick-Up starring Roy Scheider. Sadly, Erica left this world in 2009 but her impact on the industry will never be forgotten.

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Honey Wilder
Pioneering the “MILF” category which has become so popular in modern times way back in the 1980s, Honey Wilder was a huge star in the industry known as much for her acting ability as her amazing body. Our scene together in 1986’s Cheek-to-Cheek is probably my favorite, and I’ll always be grateful to Honey for her advice as much as her friendship. We also ganged up on Steve Drake in Beverly Hills Wives. An incredibly classy lady and amazing co-star.

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That’s all I can manage for right now as the memories flooding back have me very distracted at the moment (wink). Don’t worry, I’ll be back with part two over the next few days and can’t wait to share the rest of my favorite female costar list. If you haven’t seen it, last year I also posted a video running down my favorite male adult costars.

Are there some names you expected to see which are absent from the list so far? What about Nina? Where’s Teri? Stay tuned for the next installment to see who else made my list of famous female colleagues.

Hope you enjoyed the list so far, and if you have any questions or personal memories of the ladies above, please leave a comment below. And click the post title if you’re reading this from the main news page to find the comment section.

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“Once Upon a Time… In the Valley” Podcast: Amber’s Version

Cadence13 recently published the first three installments of their new podcast “Once Upon a Time… In the Valley” – a series on the classic age of adult cinema. Episode #3, “We Kinda Made it Hardcore“, features a short interview segment with Ginger Lynn where she shares a story involving the two of us. My recollection of events is very different and I feel a need to set the record straight.

These first three episodes (I hope they make more) focus on Traci Lords and the adult industry fallout after everyone figured out she was underage while filming all but one of her movies. Many of my colleagues (Kelly Nichols, Suze Randall, Tom Byron, Veronica Hart and more) from the 80s-era are interviewed – myself included. My brother, Buck Adams, is also mentioned. Ginger shares her memories of the day the two Lynns first met.

Ginger Lynn tells a story about meeting me for the first time at Harry Reems’ house, and that would have been the summer of ‘84. She goes into detail about confronting me when I told her my intention to use the professional name “Amber Lynn” because she didn’t like my choice. “You can’t be Amber Lynn! I’m Ginger Lynn!” She goes on to say that the argument turned into a drunken Amber vs. Ginger catfight culminating in us having sex on a stairway with Harry and Jamie Gillis (who I was dating at the time and had met through John Leslie) spectating.

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I have to inform my fans that this story is not true and definitely did not happen. I never had a conversation with Ginger regarding my name when we first met, nor did we have a catfight, or (sorry guys) a sexual encounter on a stairway. Ginger Lynn arrived after Jamie and I were already there. She was introduced to me outside on the beachfront patio, had obviously had been drinking and was carrying a bottle of tequila around. Ginger was very sweet upon meeting me, and made a pass almost immediately, asking if “I liked girls”. A very short and sweet moment passed between us and then she disappeared into the house with Harry and up to his bedroom.

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There was no catfight, no screen name discussion and no sex on the stairs. Again – I was already an actress, working in the industry as Amber Lynn, and had started shooting film and video in early 1983 – kicking off what would become an amazing career with Vixens In Heat which we shot in September of that year. As mentioned earlier, the first meeting with Ginger didn’t occur until 1984 at Harry’s.

Ginger Lynn Allen and I share the same exact middle and last name. The first video photographer who shot me was Bobby Hollander (for Personal Touch 3 and Centerfold Celebrities with John Leslie) and he wanted me to use the name “Amber Lynn Lane” – as back then the top female talents were often named after streets in the San Fernando Valley (Laurel Canyon, Desiree Lane etc.). I didn’t like that idea, I wanted to keep it to just my actual middle name, “Lynn”, which is what I was called growing up, and my agent and porn historian Bill Margold made him correct it early on in production.

Amber Lynn®️ has been my official USPTO registered trademark for years now, and even as a newcomer to this industry 37 years ago – I never wanted it any other way! I get deep into the early adult days in my upcoming autobiography, so stay tuned to the site for updates.

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I have reached out to Cadence13 with my side of the story, and also spoken to IAFD in regards to their use of an incorrect screen name on some titles – to which an editor named “Titbug” replied: “I fully agree that directors and producers miscrediting performers is disrespectful and hurts performers’ brands. But there is nothing that we can do: we are simply listing facts.”

In spite of these little speed bumps, I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the podcast, and encourage everyone to give it a listen. Lili Anolik and her team did a terrific job, and I thank them for including me.

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Amber Answers: Favorite Male Co-Stars?

As promised, fans, here’s my first video answer to your submitted questions. Several of you commented to inquire who my favorite guys were/are to work with? As I mention in the video, I could spend all day on this subject, but I’ve narrowed it down to a select few adult industry legends I’ve had the pleasure of filming with. Have a look!

The other top question I’ve been getting (no surprise) is who are my favorite female costars are to work with? Guess what? I’ll be answering that question in next week’s “Amber Answers”.

In the meantime, keep leaving your questions in the comments below and I look forward to sharing my many naughty memories with you all.

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Amber Lynn and Jamie Gillis

Adult porn stars Amber Lynn and Jamie Gillis.
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From Amber:

I was busy scanning some favorites from a box of old photos last weekend, and came across this gem from one of the first AVN award ceremonies.

What can I say about the late, great Jamie Gillis? He was a good friend and frequent “professional partner”, a shoulder to lean on when needed – and hands down the most talented male performer ever to grace the industry. And I’m just talking about his acting chops. Don’t get me started!


“I lived with him and at one point I was engaged to him, and we had a very serious, very real relationship, so it’s devastating. He started contacting me again about a year ago, and he didn’t tell me he had cancer, but I could tell that he wanted to be friends and be in contact, so it makes perfect sense to me now. At the time I just was really happy to hear from him. We had not been in close contact.” – AVN

I’m showing off the promise ring Jamie gave me in this photo. Things ultimately didn’t work out between us, but we lived together for a long time and he’ll always have a special place in my heart.

My favorite on-set memory of Jamie is definitely the scene we shared in Taboo 5. There will always be a little bit of my character, Satana, in me to say the least – what a fun shoot!

If you remember the movie, or any other scenes I did with Mr. Gillis, I’d love to hear what you think. I’d also love to know if you’d like to hear about more memories from specific movies, friends I had in the “biz”, or anything else you’re curious about. All you have to do is ask me in the comments, and – yes – it’s really me.