The Few The Proud The Naked

Back in the 90s there was a news story about a group of Marines at Camp Pendleton in southern California who were involved in making gay porn. As an ex-military guy and a lover of pornography, this little blurb in the papers piqued my interest.

As I recall, the scandal didn’t seem to blow up as big as maybe it could have been. So, therefore, it went the way of being urban legend.

Later on, I was browsing through Video West in West Hollywood and came across ‘The Few The Proud The Naked,’ a video released through Dirk Yates’ All Worlds Video. It was marketed as the collection of videos starring the guys caught up in that Marine porn scandal. I was re-intrigued and took the video home.

This was something new. Sure, I have watched solo videos before and thought this would be just another collection of bored porn stars beating off in bed or the shower or by a pool. But what I came to realize was something new and exciting and different. It seemed real! The concept was simple: Dirk would interview these guys - most of whom wore uniforms - before they would start to masturbate.

The lighting and atmosphere was raw. The guys seemed nervous but generous. It was hot! There were real guys jerking off in front of a camera while someone talked to them. The exhibitionistic idea of it all was not only novel but gave the video an air of naughtiness that was starting to fade from studio produced porn. I became a fan. Sure, in later versions one could tell that the series had become nothing more than concept porn. However, because Dirk Yates stuck with his formula and used it to test future porn stars kept the series a bit fresh. It was my first foray into amateur porn and has kept me a full-fledged fan ever since.

In this first video of the series, the guys are all hot and they seem real and genuine. The nervous-like tension between subject and camera did not seem to be performance, per se, especially in the one two-man jackoff session. If I would have to point out any of the guys who stood out, I would suggest taking a look at the double jackoff with John and Louis. Both are attractive guys and they soon find themselves at ease (pun intended) once their clothes are off. Wheras John is cute and has a nice cock, Louis has a look all of his own...including a nice dick and awesome set of balls!! In their individual scenes, both John and Louis are easily the hottest guys in the video (based on this reviewer’s opinion) but it is Louis’s verbal orgasms which makes his scenes worthwhile. He seems to be somewhat skittish but once he nears his orgasm and shoots his load, my dick throbbed. Also included is Axel Garret, an up and coming gay porn star who made a splash starring in other All Worlds Video productions.

‘The Few The Proud The Naked’ is not only a great jackoff video but it also ushered in the idea of actual military men in pornographic material and was probably the beginning of the entire genre of amateur porn itself.

I recently bought a DVD copy of this classic, and me and my dick have enjoyed every minute of our return to the nostalgia!