Phantom Pain

Phantom Pain

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1996
1h 23m
3.3(3 votes)
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Overview

Kristy Nichols is a prostitute with a difference — she is transgender. She decides to make a life change just as a college film professor offers her a part in serious porno film.

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5 members
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Tina Alexis Allen

Kristy

Tina Alexis Allen
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Holly Woodlawn

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Holly Woodlawn
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Sean Cory

Nick

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Wendy Michaels

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Scott Ramirez

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