Adapted for the screen from Joy Laurey's popular erotic novels, Joy (1983) and Joy and Joan (1985) became international sensations in the early '80s thanks to their daring depiction of sexuality, seductive tone and stylish, sensuous settings. Joy received excellent reviews and had a successful box office run upon its release in France in 1983. It has a tone and style similar to Adrian Lyne's 9 ½ Weeks which came out in 1986 and starred Kim Basinger.  The Joy films rank as two of the era's best and mark the end of the golden age of big-budget erotic films like The Story of O and the Emmanuelle series.  

Like the novels that inspired them, these films explore one woman's voyage of sexual discovery. Directed by Serge Bergon, Joy is based on the scandalous 1981 memoir of an international supermodel whose passion for men, women and strangers – in any combination – shatters every sexual taboo. For Joy and Joan, the smash sequel directed by Jacques Saurel, French hardcore goddess turned respected actress Brigitte Lahaie (Henry & June) takes over the role of Joy while Joan is played by the gorgeous Isabelle Solar.

Both Joy and Joy and Joan are to be released on US DVD for the first time in their uncut for by Severin Films on 27th July 2010 at the SRP of $29.95 each. Both reissued films have been restored from their original negatives and contain footage previously unreleased in the U.S. Fittingly, Joy was restored using a print discovered in the screening room of a Paris brothel, while Joy and Joan was restored from a print seized in a Marseilles vice raid. Joy boasts an additional 12 minutes of footage, including the complete 'secret orgy dungeon' sequence. The DVD also features an interview with the film's star Claudia Udy, her first on the subject since she quit the business more than 15 years ago. Joy and Joanincludes five minutes of film never before released in America, including the complete 'Philippine sex grotto' sequence.