Naked Fame

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Naked Fame
Directed by	Christopher Long
Starring	Colton Ford Blake Harper Chi Chi La Rue Pepper Mashay Bruce Vilanch
Distributed by	Regent Releasing TLA Releasing
Release date(s)	February 18, 2005 (limited)
Running time	85 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

Naked Fame is the documentary of Colton Ford as he struggles to transition from the world of gay porn to being a dance music singer.

Facing forty, porn star Colton Ford decides to leave the industry and return to his true calling — a singing career. He’s definitely got the voice, but his "overexposed" past could be the hook that gets him noticed or the hook that yanks him off stage. Naked Fame follows Colton and his loving life-partner, the porn mega-star Blake Harper, as they try to ease their way back into the mainstream. There’s plenty of salacious "life of a porn star" footage and terrific interviews with Chi Chi LaRue, Bruce Vilanch, dance club divas like Pepper Mashay and Lonnie Gordon, and the two most supportive parents you’ll ever meet. But underlying it all is a harrowing Faustian tale of Colton turning his career — and his soul — over to a sleazy ex-porn star/pseudo-record producer who uses them to feed his insatiable ego. Watching Colton, with Blake’s teeth-baring help, escape from this muscle-bound Mephistopheles is the most satisfying part of this captivating documentary. Ultimately, Naked Fame is a story about a man who loves his art and loves his mate, and does the best he can to honor them both.