Hot House Entertainment

Infobox Company
company_name = Hot House Entertainment
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1993
location = flagicon|United States San Francisco, California, United States
industry = Gay pornography
products = Pornographic films and internet pornography
homepage = [http://www.HotHouse.com 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).__TOC__

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. [ [http://press.hothouse.com/company_info.php; June 11, 2003] ]

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 [http://www.adamgayvideo.com/ 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. [ [http://thesisters.org/bios/roma.html Sister Roma bio] thesisters.org (retrieved 2007-10-29)]

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 eight movies released by Hot House were 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 gay men into 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.

Online properties

* Hot House Superstore - Online DVD store with access to free xxx previews, iPod downloads, photos, etc.cite web | title=Hot House Superstore | url = http://store.hothouse.com]
* Hot House Backroom - Membership site featuring unlimited access to the entire Hot House Video library plus exclusive web scenes.cite web | title=Hot House Backroom | url = http://backroom.hothouse.com]
* Club Inferno Dungeon - Membership site featuring unlimited access to the entire Club Inferno and Plain Wrapped library.cite web | title=Club Inferno Dungeon | url = http://dungeon.hothouse.com]
* 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.cite web | title=Hot House On Demand | url = http://hothouseondemand.com]
* Hot Flash Blog - Hot House fansite updated daily with photos, videos, news, press releases, and gossip.cite web | title=Hot Flash Blog | url = http://blog.hothouse.com]
* Hot House Toys & Gear - Affiliate store with Mr. S Leather, one of the world's biggest leather gear and adult novelty retailers. cite web | title=Hot House Toys & Gear | url = http://gear.hothouse.com]
* 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. cite web
title=Hot House Cash Planning Its Launch This Weekend
publisher=XBIZ
date=2008
url = http://xbiz.com/news/88593
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* 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.cite web | title=Hot House Press Room | url = http://press.hothouse.com]
* 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.cite web | title=Hot House Be A Model | url = http://beamodel.hothouse.com]

Directors

* Steven Scarborough
* Chris Ward
* Robert Drake
* Michael Clift
* David Lamm
* Wolfgang Bang

elected models and actors

* Aiden Shaw
* Alex Collack (lifetime exclusive to HHE)cite web
title=Hot House Signs First Lifetime Exclusive
publisher=AVN
date=2005
url = http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=EDA1EF9D-1372-4B41-C43FF7DB5A9E948D
accessdate=2008-01-24]
* Arpad Miklos
* Dak Ramsey
* Blake Harper
* Brad Patton
* C.J. Knight (exclusive to HHE)cite web
title=Hot House Signs D'Angelo, Knight
publisher=XBIZ
date=2006
url = http://xbiz.com/news/18638
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* Claude Jourdan
* Collin O'Neal
* Derrick Hanson
* Dick Wolf (exclusive to HHE)
* Dillon Crow (exclusive to HHE)cite web
title=Hot House Picks Up Dillon Crow as Exclusive Star
publisher=XBIZ
date=2007
url = http://xbiz.com/news/83849
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* Francesco D'Macho (exclusive to HHE)
* Jason Ridge (exclusive to HHE)
* Kent Larson
* Kent North (lifetime exclusive to HHE)cite web
title=Kent North Commits Suicide
publisher=AVN
date=2007
url = http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=C1C04DD1-188B-39E4-BCAB40DD73876FE2
accessdate=2008-01-24]
* Mark Anthony
* Owen Hawkcite web
title=Owen Hawk Launches Personal Website for Fans
publisher=XBIZ
date=2004
url = http://xbiz.com/news/6349
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* Robert Van Damme (exclusive to HHE)
* Shane Rollins
* Steve Cruz
* Tag Adams
* Thom Barron
* Tony Mecelli (exclusive to HHE)cite web
title=Hot House Signs Tony Mecelli to Exclusive Contract
publisher=AVN
date=2006
url = http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=EDA41396-1372-4B41-C4A05BD86C6CCC54
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* Ty LeBeouf (exclusive to HHE)cite web
title=Ty Lebeouf Signs Exclusive Deal With Hot House
publisher=XBIZ
date=2007
url = http://xbiz.com/news/23500
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* Tristan Paris
* Vinnie D'Angelo (exclusive to HHE)cite web
title=Hot House Signs D'Angelo, Knight
publisher=XBIZ
date=2006
url = http://xbiz.com/news/18638
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* Wolf Hudson
* Zak Spears

elected videography

* "On The Mark" (Hot House Video, 1993)
* "The Road To Hopeful" (Hot House Video, 1994)
* "The Road Home" (Hot House Video, 1996)
* "Sure Thing" (Hot House Video, 1997)
* "Skuff" (Hot House Video, 1999)
* "Descent" (Hot House Video, 1999)
* "Resurrection" (Hot House Video, 2003)
* "Skuff II: Downright Filthy" (Hot House Video, 2003)
* "Perfect Fit" (Hot House Video, 2003)
* "Screw" (Hot House Video, 2004)
* "Screw 2" (Hot House Video, 2004)
* "The Road To Temptation" (Hot House Video, 2004)
* "Trunks" (Hot House Video, 2004)
* "Ram Tough" (Hot House Video, 2005)
* "Skuff 3: Downright Wrong" (Hot House Video, 2005)
* "Mischief" (Hot House Video, 2005)
* "The Missing" (Hot House Video, 2005)
* "At Your Service" (Hot House Video, 2005)
* "Trunks 2" (Hot House Video, 2005)
* "Manhunt 2.0" (Hot House Video, 2006)
* "Butch Alley" (Hot House Video, 2006)
* "Justice" (Hot House Video, 2006)
* "Black -N- Blue" (Hot House Video, 2006)
* "Communion" (2007) cite web
title=Hot House Launches Communion Mini-Site, Sweepstakes
publisher=AVN
date=2007
url = http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=D66ABFC9-B3C0-80BC-4CB5DAB962412BE6
accessdate=2008-01-23]
* "Trunks 4: White Heat" (Hot House Video, 2007)
* "Jockstrap" (Hot House Video, 2007)
* "Verboten Part 1 & 2" (Hot House Video, 2007)
* "Head Hunters, Inc." (Hot House Video, 2007)
* "Stark Naked" (Hot House Video, 2008)
* "Paging Dr. Finger" (Hot House Video, 2008)
* "King Size" (Hot House Video, 2008)
* "Trunks 5" (Hot House Video, 2008)
* "Wood Work" (Hot House Video, 2008)
* "Pack Attack 1: Kent North" (Pack Attack, 2005)
* "Pack Attack 2: Marco Paris" (Pack Attack, 2006)
* "Pack Attack 3: C.J. Knight" (Pack Attack, 2007)
* "HandPacked I: JamPacked" (Club Inferno, 2002)
* "Strong-Armed 1" (Club Inferno, 2003)
* "HandPacked II: ManPacked" (Club Inferno, 2003)
* "HandPacked III: JamPacked" (Club Inferno, 2004)
* "Strong-Armed 2" (Club Inferno, 2004)
* "Fisticuffs" (Club Inferno, 2004)
* 'Twisted" (Club Inferno, 2005)
* "Big On The Inside" (Club Inferno, 2005)
* "2 Twisted" (Club Inferno, 2006)
* "Slam Dunk" (Club Inferno, 2006)
* "Mister Fister" (Club Inferno, 2006)
* "Knuckle Sandwich" (Club Inferno, 2007)
* "5 Deep" (Club Inferno, 2007)
* "Hole Wreckers" (Club Inferno, 2008)
* "Red Hanky" (Club Inferno, 2008)
* "Fisting Network" (Club Inferno, 2008)
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 1" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008)
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 2" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008))
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 3" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008)
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 4" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008)
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 5" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008)
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 6" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008)
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 7" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008)
* "Backroom Exclusive Videos Vol. 8" (Backroom Exclusive Videos, 2008)

Awards

* 1996 Gay Erotic Video Award Best Special Interest Video - "Call To Arms"
* 1999 "Grabby" Award Best Fetish Video - "Batter Up!"
* 2001 Free Speech Coalition - Lifetime Achievement Award - Steven Scarborough
* 2002 GayVN Award Hall of Fame Inductee - Steven Scarborough
* 2004 GayVN Award Best Speciality Tape - "Mo' Bubble Butt"
* 2004 GayVN Award Best Leather Video - "Skuff II"
* 2004 "Grabby" Award Hall of Fame Inductee - Steven Scarborough
* 2005 "Grabby" Award Best Classic Release - "The Road To Hopeful"
* 2005 "Grabby" Award Best Duo Sex Scene - Tag Adams and Aiden Shaw in "Perfect Fit"
* 2005 FICEB "HeatGay" Award Best Gay Picture - "Skuff 3"
* 2006 GayVN Award Best Leather Video - "The Missing"
* 2006 "Grabby" Award Best Fetish Video - "Twisted"
* 2006 "Grabby" Award Best Leather Video - "The Missing"
* 2006 "Grabby" Award Hottest Cum Scene - Marco Paris in "The Missing"
* 2006 Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - "Justice"
* 2006 Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - "Trunks 2"
* 2006 Hard Choice Awards Best Director - Steven Scarborough for "Justice", "Black -N- Blue" & "Trunks 2"
* 2006 FICEB "HeatGay" Award Best Director - Steven Scarborough for "The Missing"
* 2007 GayVN Award Best Leather Video - "Black -N- Blue"
* 2007 GayVN Award Best All-Sex Video - "Black -N- Blue"
* 2007 GayVN Award Best Oral Scene - Ty Hudson and Shane Rollins in "Justice"
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Director - Steven Scarborough for "Justice"
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Video - "Justice"
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Actor - Shane Rollins in "Justice"
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Leather Video - "Black -N- Blue"
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Solo Sex Scene - Kent North in "At Your Service"
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Duo Sex Scene - Shane Rollins and Trevor Knight in "Justice"
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Versatile Performer - Hot House Exclusive Francesco D'Macho
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Maleflixxx People's Choice Award - "Justice"
* 2007 David Award Best American Performer - Hot House Exclusive Vinnie D’Angelo in "Trunks 3", "Full Throttle", "Communion" and "Jockstrap!" [ [http://blog.hothouse.com/2007/10/22/vinnie-dangelo-wins-best-american-performer-award-in-berlin/] ; October 22nd, 2007]
* 2007 Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - "Butch Alley"
* 2007 Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - "Private Lowlife"
* 2008 CyberSocket Award Best Video Company Website - HotHouse.com
* 2008 X-Biz Award GLBT Lifetime Achievement Award - Steven Scarborough [ [http://www.xbiz.com/news/glbt/89881] ; February 7, 2008]
* 2008 European Gay Porn Awards Best Non-European Movie - "Communion"
* 2008 European Gay Porn Awards Best Non-European Studio - Hot House Entertainment
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Best Leather Video - "Verboten Parts 1 & 2"
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Best Art Direction - "Verboten Parts 1 & 2"
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Best Cum Scene - Francesco D’Macho and Romario Faria in "Verboten Part 2"
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Wall of Fame Inductee - Brent Smith
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Wall of Fame Inductee - Hot House Lifetime Exclusive Kent North

References

External links

* [http://www.hothouse.com/ Official site (adult content)]
* [http://press.hothouse.com/company_info.php Company Info]
* [http://press.hothouse.com/videos.php Official Videos Info]
* [http://press.hothouse.com/press_releases.php Press Release archive]