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| Who are the most prolific performers? |
Drew Andrews
with 270+ performances since 1992. His role as a token male (often
uncredited) in she-male flics has pushed him past others. Paul Carrigan with 265+ performances since 1992 thanks to a willingness to appear in kink (often uncredited). Patrick Ives, in 203 videos, seldom pictured anywhere. Paul Morgan with 197+ performances since 1993 with appearances in bisexual, she-male and wrestling films (often uncredited). Dallas Taylor, the original porn rabbit, with 189 appearances since 1988 in mostly gay stuff. Chaz Carlton, with 182 performances since 1986. Sweet Williams, a long term porn pup, with 181 videos since 1980, especially where he bottoms for black men. Tanner Reeves with 181 performances since 1993. Sharon Kane, the 'Dorm Mother' of the gay porn industry, shows up here in 169+ videos doing either non-sexual, straight or lesbian roles in straight, gay, bisexual & she-male videos plus some directing. She has also appeared in up to 800 straight videos. |
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| Who are the most prolific directors? |
Chi Chi LaRue,
of course, having pumped out 391 features. David Hurles, with 335 videos, all amateur videos from the dawn of VHS tapes: mostly solos & wrestling. Dirk Yates, with 291 videos, but he 'cheats' by doing his amateur/military flics. Edward James, with 246 mostly unremarkable videos, most of them with black actors, probably not one person. Paul Barresi, with 161 videos from this former top-only gay-for-pay performer. Vlado Iresch, with 148 videos from this European B grade director. Robert Boggs, with 146 videos from this European. |
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| What are the most prolific studios? |
All Worlds Video
with 1002 since 1985, but they distribute a number of other studios
too, especially European. HIS Video with about 659 since 1972, but it is hard to tell where HIS begins and where it ends. Catalina Video with 631 since 1979, many of them rehash compilations of earlier works. Man's Best Video with 701 European videos, mostly of post pubescent man/boys. Hollywood Sales with 355 usually B grade movies since 1994, really just a distributor. Vivid Video with 428 videos including a shit load of less than stellar compilations. |
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| What is the history of gay porn? |
Late 1800s, nude male physique
pictures acquire their own style but are usually censored by painting
over privates. Early 1900s, private heterosexual stag films are made. A few homosexual acts are used to 'punish' characters who seem to submit willingly. 1945, Bob Mizer begins his homo erotic physique photography, later he got into soft-core videos called 'danglies' (see AMG). Late 1940s, gay positive films such as Fireworks (Kenneth Anger) and Un Chant D'Amour (Jean Genet) are filmed. Early 1960s, courts strike down censorship of the depiction of male nudity. 1968, Soft-core gay videos by Bob Mizer, Pat Rocco, etc. are shown theatrically, especially at the Park Theater, L.A. 1969, Stonewall riots pave the way to gay awareness and self acceptance. 1970, Hard-core porn is released theatrically for the first time. 1971, Boys In the Sand is released by Wakefield Poole. This is the first high quality gay film and starts the career of the first gay porn star: Casey Donovan. 1975, S/M gets its full definition in director Roger Earl's Born to Raise Hell. 1980, the 'gay disease' is first noted. 1982, AIDS and it's transmission mechanism are fully defined. 1982, 'gay for pay' performers are first used with their non-reciprocating-sex performances. 1983, 'big budget' hard-core films begin to be made. 1985, the first performers of note begin their march to the grave. 1987, safe sex videos are made for the first time and the magic condom is invented. 1999, unsafe sex is romanticized again in 'bareback' videos. |
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| Where can I learn more about the history of gay
porn? |
Sinema: American Pornographic Films
and the People Who Make Them, Kenneth Turan and Stephen F. Zito,
Praeger Publishers, Inc., 1974 The Jack Wrangler Story or What's a Nice Boy Like You Doing?, Jack Wrangler & Carl Johnes, St. Martin's Press, 1984 One-Handed Histories: The Eroto-Politics of Gay Male Video Pornography, John R. Burger, Haworth Press, 1995 Wonder Bread and Ecstasy: The Life and Death of Joey Stefano, Charles Isherwood, Alyson Publications, 1996 Autopornography: A Memoir of Life in the Lust Lane, Scott O'Hara, Haworth Press, 1997 Boy in the Sand: Casey Donovan, All-American Sex Star, Roger Edmonson, Alyson Publications, 1998 Clone: The Life and Legacy of Al Parker, Gay Superstar, Roger Edmonson, Alyson Publications, 2000 Dirty Poole: The Autobiography of a Gay Porn Pioneer, Wakefield Pool, Alyson Publications, 2000 |
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| Who are the biggest contributiors to the GEVI? |
Dragonfly; Germany; I've almost drowned in his emails. Jérôme; France; An internet expert on European gay porn. JFC; France; Lots of scene breakdowns from his video collection. |
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