I'm a big fan of Andrew Blake... he takes the most beautiful women in the adult industry and makes them look their best. Janine Lindemulder's debut into hardcore in "Hidden Obsessions" (along with Julia Ann) was probably Andrew Blake at his pinnacle. "Secrets" with Ashlyn Gere was another great one (Ashlyn fucks gerself with jewelry and a champagne bottle in that one). "Valentina" is his latest, the scene with Valentina Vaughn and a snake again confirms Blake as cutting edge erotica.
That said, there was a lesser known director named Philip Monde who produced two erotic classics that rival Andrew Blake. Monde's most well known film was called
Zazel... which featured beautiful Penthouse Pets in hardcore action, before Penthouse went totally hardcore. Three Pets of the Year (Gina Lamarca, Sasha Vinni and Nikki St Gilles) were in this movie not to mention debuts by Grace Harlow and a one time scorching appearance by Anna Romero. "Zazel" stands alone for featuring the most beautful women in rare performances.
Lesser known than "Zazel" was Philip Monde's first hardcore film for Penthouse called
Sex Off The Runway... I find it unbelievable that this film has never been made available on DVD. Equally gorgeous (but lesser known) Penthouse Pets dominate this cast. If you remember Diana Van Laar, here's your one chance to see her in hardcore boy-girl action with a facial. Very inventive erotica... had the ice dildo before the Janine-Julia Ann scene. Strange scene with a mechanical, puppet like snake that puts it's tongue in a model's pussy. Had a "dildo-boot" scene, similar to the one later used in "Zazel".
It might not be everyone's idea of "greatest" porno ever, but Philip Monde's movies were some of the most erotic porn ever.