Peter Waves
- Recruit Heading to Boot Camp
- (as Peter Wave)
Brad Peters
- Medic
- (as Keith James)
Storyline
Featured review
Uniform Behavior
One of the more popular fetishes within the gay community, the military theme has rarely been handled better in hardcore pornography than by the late great Steve Scott, who passed away from an AIDS-related illness in 1987. Among the all male side of the industry's pioneers, kicking off with 1974's groundbreaking TRACK MEET (a 16mm gem long believed lost until resurrected on video some 15 years down the line) starring poet Gavin Dillard, Scott has crafted several of the genre's most universally acknowledged classics like the labyrinthine love story SCREEN PLAY and the ironically subversive I DO ! Though slightly hampered by minor production shortcomings, the narratively pared down A FEW GOOD MEN most definitely belongs in that illustrious line-up.
Most of porn's army-based sagas tend to lose points through sheer sloppiness, casting performers who could never pass muster as new recruits because of hairstyle or inappropriate behavior. With the possible exception of a fortunately "straight acting" bleach blond, Scott's casting choices prove spot on. Right away, I will admit that I'm at a loss to identify most of them. Al Parker's then fledgling and presumably therefore rather cost-conscious production company Surge Studios, which would go on to cater to a whole range of frequently mind-boggling fetishes, merely provides a single title card listing performers. Picture credits would have helped no end, as most of them were never to resurface in anything else. Two exceptions thankfully. Lanky Lee Ryder made quite a splash around that time, mainly due to the size of his toy, landing him a part in Ronnie Shark's appropriately named THE BIGGEST ONE I EVER SAW. He's the guy in the bunk bed fantasy (you'll know what I mean if you have seen it) who later gets to stick it to his Hispanic superior in the "Get Down and Give Me Ten" episode. Superstar Michael Christopher (unforgettable in Tom De Simone's scorching SKIN DEEP and Arthur Bressan's masterpiece PLEASURE BEACH) plays the MP who captures the soldier who went AWOL.
In seven segments, Scott explores just about every possible permutation of the military fantasy, from forced head-shaving to medical exams turned orgies. The sex is in his typical down 'n' dirty style, with serviced performers not always reciprocating the bestowed favor. Every realistic set-up segues into fantasy. Awkwardly, this transition is accomplished through the use of a smoke machine which gets silly quite fast. Hilarious highlight is the romantic parting roll in a hayloft between two lovers when one is about to enlist, with the billowing smoke giving the impression the barn's burning down ! Luckily, this is just about the single drawback to an otherwise exceptional piece of pornography that boasts strong sexual performances, believably grungy settings (in actuality a San Francisco bath house) and crisp photography by Tom Howard who shot several of Scott's mid-'80s ventures.
Most of porn's army-based sagas tend to lose points through sheer sloppiness, casting performers who could never pass muster as new recruits because of hairstyle or inappropriate behavior. With the possible exception of a fortunately "straight acting" bleach blond, Scott's casting choices prove spot on. Right away, I will admit that I'm at a loss to identify most of them. Al Parker's then fledgling and presumably therefore rather cost-conscious production company Surge Studios, which would go on to cater to a whole range of frequently mind-boggling fetishes, merely provides a single title card listing performers. Picture credits would have helped no end, as most of them were never to resurface in anything else. Two exceptions thankfully. Lanky Lee Ryder made quite a splash around that time, mainly due to the size of his toy, landing him a part in Ronnie Shark's appropriately named THE BIGGEST ONE I EVER SAW. He's the guy in the bunk bed fantasy (you'll know what I mean if you have seen it) who later gets to stick it to his Hispanic superior in the "Get Down and Give Me Ten" episode. Superstar Michael Christopher (unforgettable in Tom De Simone's scorching SKIN DEEP and Arthur Bressan's masterpiece PLEASURE BEACH) plays the MP who captures the soldier who went AWOL.
In seven segments, Scott explores just about every possible permutation of the military fantasy, from forced head-shaving to medical exams turned orgies. The sex is in his typical down 'n' dirty style, with serviced performers not always reciprocating the bestowed favor. Every realistic set-up segues into fantasy. Awkwardly, this transition is accomplished through the use of a smoke machine which gets silly quite fast. Hilarious highlight is the romantic parting roll in a hayloft between two lovers when one is about to enlist, with the billowing smoke giving the impression the barn's burning down ! Luckily, this is just about the single drawback to an otherwise exceptional piece of pornography that boasts strong sexual performances, believably grungy settings (in actuality a San Francisco bath house) and crisp photography by Tom Howard who shot several of Scott's mid-'80s ventures.
- Nodriesrespect
- Oct 20, 2007
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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