“Barely Legal 85” : They Grow Up So Fast, Don’t They?

Let's face it: every now and again we all get tired of seeing the same twenty or so top name brand starlets doing the same dirty things to each other (and a few assorted lucky guys) in the same glossy fare served up by the same studios. And in those uncertain moments, we often turn to things like obscure niche videos or American Apparel ads just to keep our romance with porn alive and well. Oh, and let's not forget Hustler's eternally new "Barely Legal" series too, which is always full of nubile sweethearts who are old enough to fight in the military and sign their way ino a porn movie, but too young to drink or understand the customary ways to pose their bodies towards the camera during even the most basic of sex positions.In this, volume 85 of the venerable series, starlets you've never heard of like Andrea Anderson, Brittany Angel, Missy Graham, Natalie Norton, and Rikki Love join the healthy, all-American tradition of sexually curious debutantes which stretches all the way back to Bunny Luv and Alysin Chains from Volume One. (Ah yes, some of us remember that volume well.) Directrix Erica McClaine continues to helm the series with a capable hand and in the same style as her late husband, the venerable and affable Clive McClaine; she even lists on the front of each box that her movies are directed "in his spirit." But no matter who is directing these things, whether it be Erica or her husband via medium, the outcome is the same: smoking hot, authentic, and (best of all!) 100% legal teens making their sometimes awkward debut into the very same business that made Jenna Jameson a squillionaire. And that's something even wizened, jaded old porn fans like us can never get tired of.

• "Barely Legal #85" (hustlervideo.com)