I often find when watching feature porn that the leading role is always given to a woman. I can only name a couple of feature films that have cast a man as the lead role. Now, maybe I am alone in this, but I find it easier to imagine myself as being involved in the sexual adventure when it is a story that revolves around the male. Porn and even films in general are always more entertaining when the viewer can relate to the lead character, for me anyway, so doesn't it make more sense to have a male for the male audience? Thoughts? Should more feature films have a male lead or is the genre better off with female stars? Edited by - TheLeader on Sep 11 2011
I know most pornos revolve around a female character but Randy Spears was the main character in a couple of movies in the early 2000's. I need to go through my collection for the name but one was where Randy's character owned a bar and was a sex addict. Sunrise Adams was one of his conquests in that movie. I own that movie on VHS tape so it was made at least ten years ago.
My favorite movies are from the 70's and 80's so I can relate to movies where there was a male lead actor. There are actually many from those era that had a male in the lead. That changed over the years and part of the reasons is that we moved away from feature and into gonzo porn. In gonzo the emphasis is always on the women appearing in the movie. It makes sense because almost any cock will do since there's no story and most shots are of the penetration anyway. I'm fine when they promote the girls rather than the guys because I may care about the male but I would never buy a movie just because there is a particular male in it unless the women he has sex with turns me on.
I actually don't believe that is totally true. As Pat362 stated, in the 70's and 80's, male stars often carried the leads or were co-leads with the women. They rarely got top billing or poster/box covers though. The only exception I can readily remember is John Holmes. Holmes was clearly the star in his early films. Guys like John Leslie, Eric Edwards, Paul Thomas, R.Bolla, and Harry Reems rarely played second fiddle (screen time and dialogue) to whatever female got cast in the leads of their films. There was no contract girl system back then though, and no cable tv or the internet. Money and increased popularity changed the game though. Still more modern guys like Evan Stone, Eric Masterson, Brad Armstrong, Nick Manning, Dale Dabone, and especially Randy Spears, often play strong male leads whenever they are cast in a feature. Randy Spears has been carrying films for decades, again he just doesn't get the billing or the spotlight because he's not supposed to be the star, the women are. Unless the male lead is a guy who can attract attention like the notorious John Holmes once did, I think the leads, especially the top billing, should go to the women. In the end, I believe the male fans are there to see them. Edited by - aplus on 9/11/2011 11:35:22 PM
So male lead roles are common then, but they are from an era I am young to have been a part of. I can also see the point about promoting the female star through giving her the lead role aswell.
Some things have to be said , the average customer who buy porn is a a straight male , he buys porn for the girls some are fans of some girls and don't like some others , thus they "buy" the girls that is why all porn is mainly focused on what girls are in a movie. So said , this is not completely true , there are exceptions , John Holmes was one of those even a straight male wanted to see him, his movies were focused on him. As of today there's a big market for parodies and mostly the main character is a male , for example, Spiderman, Hulk , Star Trek , Captain America, Batman and so on , but not only this Nica Noelle recently made a revisited version of the Graduate ,entitled My Mother's Girlfriend , which is entirely focused on the male character Edited by - Laurie Cameron Fan on 9/12/2011 5:00:04 PM
^I agree that some males still garner attention in todays porn but the studio will still promote the girls ahead of the males. In my opinion there isn't one male performer today that has the level of talent that most performers had in the 70's and 80's. Of course I'm a huge fan of story driven porn and you need more than a penis to act in those kind of porn movies.
Hey, thanks for the mention LaurieCameronFan. :) It's true, all of my b/g movies focus on the male and female equally, both in the story and the sex scene. I don't shoot guys from the torso down. No stunt cocks allowed!
^you're welcome Actually i am the one who should thank you for your good work and , for continuing to hire Zoe Voss, she fits your standards very good and so does Michelle Lay
Straight porn and straight men I presume? Even then, this stat doesn't seem accurate. I think that straight female viewers don't get as touchy about seeing women in a sexualized way, so straight porn can cater to straight men and the straight women won't mind as much as if it were the other way around. They're used to it. But people have already given the other part of the answer I would have offered -- that men are often the star, particularly in the 70s and 80s, and the 90s to some extent. In gay male porn, of course, men are always the star. :)
there are some men out there who have slight sexual problems. Such as if they have sex too much at one time, their penis will tempoarily shrink. Then the scene wouldn't look right if they kept at it for multiple girls with different scenes lol. Women obviously, don't have to worry about that. Their pussies are there and ready no matter how many times it gets fucked. And I'm sure the girl wouldn't want to do the scene where the dick of her partner is currently 2 inches. On an up side response, I HAVE seen a few porns where the guy WAS the main character. I forgot the name of the male pornstar, but the movie plot was where he cloned himself and whatever the clone felt he felt. I saw it a long time ago on Spice Pay Per View. I think it had Dee Summers in it. At the time Dee as simply known as Dee. Damn Dee, that girl can sure suck a dick!
^^That wasn't really meant to be an accurate figure, but in dealing with straight porn, the percentage of viewership between men and women seems highly lopsided to men. Generally speaking, those men aren't buying porn for what male stars are in it. That's all I was really saying.
I wouldnt say they are NEVER the feature. I think some watch a Lex Or Mandingo scene to see what they will do to there partner. How they will handle the big ones. Also, Manuel has a following that likes to watch him work over a model the way he does.
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During the Golden Age of Porn, early 70s through the early 80s, the guys did have the lead role in many films. Some of the more memorable ones that really stand out: Eruption (1977) with John Holmes the life insurance salesman Bel Ami (1975) with Harry Reams, there are 11 scenes and Harry Reams is in all of them. Baby Face (1977) Dan Roberts in 8 of 12 scenes. The Other Side of Julie (1978) with John Leslie 800 Fantasy Lane (1979) with Jamie Gillis
^Dan Roberts is the only performer on your list that did only one movie but it is a classic with some intense porn. The others did plenty of movies where they were either the primary male performer or the star of the movie. The only one that has never done much for me is John Holmes. He was a very talented actor but I didn't enjoy his sex scenes.
I buy gonzo based on male directors, with few exceptions, but I understand why 'normal' porn consumers go for the best covers with the classiest women (they don't know better).