Making It Big: The History of Gay Adult Film (Documentary)

Men, Murder, and Monopolies

"Making It Big" is a feature-length video essay about the history of gay erotic films in America. From Beefcake to bareback, this video explores the changing social attitudes surrounding porn, the people who made it happen, and the technological advances that made it all possible.

Based on the book "Bigger than Life" by Jeffrey Escoffier

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This video contains copyrighted material. The use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. I am making this material available in my efforts to further bring to light the history of LGBTQ+ representation in film and television. I believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

00:00 Introduction
04:34 Part 1: Beefcake
09:36 Part 2: Softcore Boiled
14:13 Part 3: Sex on the Beach
20:36 Part 4: Flight of the Falcon
25:38 Part 5: Aspen
30:31 Part 6: Catalina
35:54 Part 7: Sex in the Ruins
47:59 Part 8: Requiem
53:44 Part 9: More of a Man
01:01:30 Part 10: Cyber Sexuality
01:03:32 Part 11: Cobra
01:16:44 Part 12: Rise of the Geeks
01:22:11 Epilogue

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