[SmirkingRevenge]

I don't know the specifics of this case... but back then, video rental stores did big business renting porn. That definitely could ruin a career or two, especially in those days.

[TedDoesntTalk]

The chains like Blockbuster had no porn, at least none that I ever saw. Maybe the independent stores did?

[nitrogen]

Yes, I remember a 21+ section in the rental store as a kid, in a small room next to the kids section and partitioned by a ribbon curtain.