Hot House Entertainment

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Hot House Entertainment
Type Private
Founded 1993
Headquarters Flag of the United States San Francisco, California, United States
Industry Gay pornography
Products Pornographic films and internet pornography
Website www.HotHouse.com

Hot House Entertainment, a San Francisco-based gay pornography studio, was founded in 1993 by director Steven Scarborough. The company produces five video lines (Hot House Video, Plain Wrapped, Club Inferno, Pack Attack, & Hot House Backroom Exclusive Videos) and maintains seven online properties (Superstore, Backroom, Dungeon, On Demand, Blog, Pressroom, & Affiliate Site).

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[edit] History

Steven Scarborough's introduction to the world of adult film-making came through his social contacts with Chuck Holmes, John Summers and Matt Sterling -- all luminaries that would go on to create the gay video industry as we know it today. At the time Scarborough owned a well-known health food store in San Francisco's Castro district where he employed, among others, adult video legends Eddie Marks and Kristen Bjorn. In 1987, Holmes asked Scarborough to join Falcon Studios as a director, where he was credited for positioning the company at the top of the gay video market. During his six year tenure, Scarborough produced and directed just under 50 films for the studio including the 1988 AVN Film of The Year, Touch Me, and the award-winning Abduction/Conflict/Redemption series for which he received Director of The Year in 1993.[1]

Scarborough has always been a vocal proponent of the freedom of sexual expression. Early in his career he decried the "decency" double standard that existed (and continues to exist) between the straight and gay arms of the adult industry. He also sensed a growing demand for fringe/fetish video and became convinced that he could champion this niche by capturing the action with his artistic directing experience. The "Plain Wrapped Video" and "Club Inferno" brands were launched and provided his fan-base access to professionally shot fetish films. His outstanding contributions, in part, earned him the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Free Speech Coalition in 2001.

The Adam Gay Video Guide, the mouthpiece of the adult video industry, named Scarborough "Director of the Year" in 1996 after only three years at Hot House. In 2002 Scarborough was honored at the GayVN Awards where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame; he also earned a spot on the Gay Chicago Magazine's Wall of Fame at the 2004 Grabby Awards.

Scarborough still runs Hot House and credits exclusive model contracts and accomplished staff including Art Director Sister Roma and VP/Creative Director Brent Smith (Scarborough's life partner who joined the company in 2001) – with consistently producing high quality erotic cinema.[2]

[edit] Film lines

Hot House Entertainment has produced over 100 gay pornographic films under 5 current distinct brands.

Hot House Video - The flagship brand featuring gay sex with muscular men in their 20s and 30s. The first 8 movies released by Hot House were originally marketed under the Bullwhip label but were folded back into the Hot House Video line in 2002.

Hot House Backroom Exclusive Videos - A new brand of web-only content exclusively shot for the Backroom membership site.

Plain Wrapped Video - The world's first video line devoted exclusively to hot gay men in the buttplay and fetish lifestyle. The entire library of 21 titles were directed by Steven Scarborough. The company has not produced a film for this line since 2003 so that Scarborough could re-focus his attention on the Hot House Video line.

Club Inferno - A gay fisting and fetish brand featuring up and coming new directors.

Pack Attack Video - A mid-priced gay gangbang product line launched in 2005.

[edit] Online properties

  • Hot House Superstore - Online DVD store with access to free xxx previews, iPod downloads, photos, etc.[3]
  • Hot House Backroom - Membership site featuring unlimited access to the entire Hot House Video library plus exclusive web scenes.[4]
  • Club Inferno Dungeon - Membership site featuring unlimited access to the entire Club Inferno and Plain Wrapped library.[5]
  • Hot House On Demand - Streaming movie rentals from Hot House Entertainment and other top studios like Bel Ami, Kristen Bjorn, Colt Studio Group, Rascal Video, Michael Lucas, etc.[6]
  • Hot Flash Blog - Hot House fansite updated daily with photos, videos, news, press releases, and gossip.[7]
  • Hot House Toys & Gear - Affiliate store with Mr. S Leather, one of the world's biggest leather gear and adult novelty retailers. [8]
  • Hot House Cash Affiliate Site - Incentivized referral program for webmasters to send traffic to the Backroom or Dungeon sites with payouts of up to 50%. The site is loaded weekly with new tools for driving traffic such as banners, flash video players, hosted Thumbnail Gallery Post, etc. [9]
  • Hot House Press Room - Reviewers, affiliates, and members of the press have access to this online tool with access to high-resolution box covers, model and action photos, logos, press releases, etc.[10]
  • Be A Model - Men over the age of 18 who would like to apply to become a model with Hot House should fill out the online application on this site and upload photos of themselves.[11]

[edit] Directors

[edit] Selected models and actors

[edit] Selected videography

  • On The Mark (1993)
  • The Road To Hopeful (1994)
  • The Road Home (1996)
  • Sure Thing (1997)
  • Skuff (1999)
  • Descent (1999)
  • Resurrection (2003)
  • Skuff II: Downright Filthy (2003)
  • Perfect Fit (2003)
  • Screw (2004)
  • Screw 2 (2004)
  • The Road To Temptation (2004)
  • Trunks (2004)
  • Ram Tough (2005)
  • Skuff 3: Downright Wrong (2005)
  • Mischief (2005)
  • The Missing (2005)
  • At Your Service (2005)
  • Trunks 2 (2005)
  • Manhunt 2.0 (2006)
  • Butch Alley (2006)
  • Justice (2006)
  • Black -N- Blue (2006)
  • Communion (2007) [19]
  • Trunks 4: White Heat (2007)
  • Jockstrap (2007)
  • Verboten Part 1 & 2 (2007)
  • 5 Deep (2007)
  • Head Hunters, Inc. (2007)
  • Stark Naked (2008)
  • Red Hanky (2008)
  • Paging Dr. Finger (2008)

[edit] Awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://press.hothouse.com/company_info.php; June 11, 2003
  2. ^ Sister Roma bio thesisters.org (retrieved 2007-10-29)
  3. ^ Hot House Superstore.
  4. ^ Hot House Backroom.
  5. ^ Club Inferno Dungeon.
  6. ^ Hot House On Demand.
  7. ^ Hot Flash Blog.
  8. ^ Hot House Toys & Gear.
  9. ^ Hot House Cash Planning Its Launch This Weekend. XBIZ (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  10. ^ Hot House Press Room.
  11. ^ Hot House Be A Model.
  12. ^ Hot House Signs First Lifetime Exclusive. AVN (2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
  13. ^ a b Hot House Signs D'Angelo, Knight. XBIZ (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  14. ^ Hot House Picks Up Dillon Crow as Exclusive Star. XBIZ (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  15. ^ Kent North Commits Suicide. AVN (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
  16. ^ Owen Hawk Launches Personal Website for Fans. XBIZ (2004). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  17. ^ Hot House Signs Tony Mecelli to Exclusive Contract. AVN (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  18. ^ Ty Lebeouf Signs Exclusive Deal With Hot House. XBIZ (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  19. ^ Hot House Launches Communion Mini-Site, Sweepstakes. AVN (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  20. ^ http://blog.hothouse.com/2007/10/22/vinnie-dangelo-wins-best-american-performer-award-in-berlin/; October 22nd, 2007
  21. ^ http://www.xbiz.com/news/glbt/89881; February 7, 2008

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