Catalina Video
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Catalina Video is an award-winning production house of gay
pornography
, founded in 1978 by William Higgins
. The company was primarily a distributor for Nova Studios
in 1982. In 1987, Scott Masters
was hired as its head of production, and he began making films for the studio. The company's fortunes improved, and they opened a second studio in San Francisco.
Founded in 1978, by legendary director/producer William Higgins, Catalina Video was the "Crown Jewel" of the gay adult entertainment industry throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It produced landmark films such as "Big Guns," "Hot Rods: Young and Hung II," "Sailor in the Wild," "Undercover," "The Rise," "Jawbreaker," and GayVN Magazine's cited "Best Gay Adult Movie of All Time" "Powertool," the ground-breaking studio is also credited for single-handedly building the bisexual film market with hits such as "The Big Switch" and "Revenge of the Bi-Dolls."
Catalina Video discovered numerous awarded actors including Kip Noll, Kevin Williams, Mike Henson, Steve Rambo, John Davenport, Matt Ramsey (aka straight male porn superstar Peter North), Brandon Lee and gay porn icon Jeff Stryker who made many successful films for the label including "In Hot Pursuit," "The Switch Is On," "The Look" and "Powertool."
In 2007, Channel 1 Releasing acquired Catalina Video and began remastering, re-packaging and re-releasing several of its classic titles for the first time on DVD. Channel 1 Releasing is co-owned by the most awarded director in the gay adult film genre Chi Chi LaRue
, who got his start in the business directing for Catalina in the 1980s.
Channel 1 Releasing announced that in 2011, Catalina Video will be releasing its first new features in over a decade, the first of which will be Chi Chi LaRue's "Frat Boy Fuck Down."
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
, founded in 1978 by William Higgins
William Higgins (director)
William Higgins is a director of gay pornographic films. His first film, "Boys of Venice" was produced in 1979 and he has produced over 140 internationally distributed titles. His films have won several Grabby awards and he is in the GayVN Awards Hall of Fame...
. The company was primarily a distributor for Nova Studios
Nova Studios
Nova Studios was a gay pornographic movie studio established by Scott Masters in 1977. It closed in 1986. Under Masters, Nova Studios created the "West Coast Look", which dominated the gay adult film genre through the 1980s.-Genesis of the studio:...
in 1982. In 1987, Scott Masters
Scott Masters
Scott Masters is a gay pornographic film director and studio owner active in adult film since the mid-1960s.Masters, whose real name is Warren Stephens, used the nom-de-porn "Robert Walters" when he founded Nova Studios. He later shuttered Nova Studio and became head of production at Catalina...
was hired as its head of production, and he began making films for the studio. The company's fortunes improved, and they opened a second studio in San Francisco.
Founded in 1978, by legendary director/producer William Higgins, Catalina Video was the "Crown Jewel" of the gay adult entertainment industry throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It produced landmark films such as "Big Guns," "Hot Rods: Young and Hung II," "Sailor in the Wild," "Undercover," "The Rise," "Jawbreaker," and GayVN Magazine's cited "Best Gay Adult Movie of All Time" "Powertool," the ground-breaking studio is also credited for single-handedly building the bisexual film market with hits such as "The Big Switch" and "Revenge of the Bi-Dolls."
Catalina Video discovered numerous awarded actors including Kip Noll, Kevin Williams, Mike Henson, Steve Rambo, John Davenport, Matt Ramsey (aka straight male porn superstar Peter North), Brandon Lee and gay porn icon Jeff Stryker who made many successful films for the label including "In Hot Pursuit," "The Switch Is On," "The Look" and "Powertool."
In 2007, Channel 1 Releasing acquired Catalina Video and began remastering, re-packaging and re-releasing several of its classic titles for the first time on DVD. Channel 1 Releasing is co-owned by the most awarded director in the gay adult film genre Chi Chi LaRue
Chi Chi LaRue
Larry David Paciotti is an American film director of gay, bisexual and straight pornography. He is best known in his drag persona as Chi Chi LaRue and has also directed under the names Lawrence David and Taylor Hudson.- Career :...
, who got his start in the business directing for Catalina in the 1980s.
Channel 1 Releasing announced that in 2011, Catalina Video will be releasing its first new features in over a decade, the first of which will be Chi Chi LaRue's "Frat Boy Fuck Down."
Alternate names
- Furry Features
- Generation Gap Series
- Freshman Features
- Laguna Pacific
- Far East Features
- Fantasy Features
- Baja Bay Series
See also
- List of male performers in gay porn films
- List of pornographic movie studios
- Channel 1 Releasing
- Gay Erotic Video AwardsGay Erotic Video AwardsThe Gay Erotic Video Awards were awarded annually for gay and bisexual pornography by the Gay Video Guide , a pocket-sized newsstand magazine that catered primarily to fans...
- AVN AwardsAVN AwardsThe AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...