More Of A Man

By: Mr. Powerbar
In-House Review - Oct 28 2015

A multi-award winning film from prolific director Jerry Douglas, More of a Man is a must for any serious collector's library. More of a Man is a showcase for Joey Stefano in one of his biggest roles (he won that year's Best Actor award), and it's also easily one of director Jerry Douglas' best achievements ever that still sells to this day. There's quite a bit of plot development here (not to mention quite a bit of director Chi Chi LaRue firing off dirty one liners and doing his best Liza), but the sex here is nearly beyond reproach, as is the very presence of Mike Henson. Seriously. Highlights: Glory holes; Sharon Kane in a pivotal and twisted (not to mention quite funny) cameo; romantic groping and rubbing; sleazy goings-on in public bathrooms; a terrific orgy; a tad of the kinky stuff; go-go boy strippers who fuck for a roomful of horndogs; Chi Chi belting out a couple of tunes; tattooing; a gay Pride float sequence to rival anything ever seen or done at the Black Party (well, not quite but still)... and Joey at his sleaziest butt-riding best. In short, More of a Man is much more than your average porn.

By: buddhawannabe

Those who like story-lines and slim, smooth men in their early twenties will find a lot to love about this film. There's also Michael Parks, with a moderately hairy chest, and Rick Donovan with his own unique attribute (as the director points out in the commentary, and as you'll notice on your own, he never does get it hard, but just seeing it hang down between his thighs is worth the trip.) Joey Stefano and Michael Henson were definitely A-list, and what seem at first to be two of the faces on Mount Rushmore turn out, on closer acquaintance, to be subtly expressive. If all you're looking for is a fuck flick, there will be segments that won't please; the scene in which Joey is getting blown by Sharon Kane, but keeps imagining it's Henson, is dramatically effective, but I doubt anybody will be buying this film in order to watch Joey being blown by (even intermittently) a woman, and same goes for Chi Chi's drag number. On the other hand, people wanting a film about gay life in the 1990s may find it implausible that Joey surmounts his Catholic guilt by having naked sex with three other guys on the floor of a bar, surrounded by a Gay Pride crowd of staring onlookers. Not saying it hasn't happened, just that it's not very believable. But it's very hot, as is the equally unlikely finale in which Joey and Henson have sex inside a Gay Pride float AS IT IS GOING DOWN THE STREET AS PART OF THE PARADE. Last but not least, the Director's Commentary, in which Jerry Douglas and Chi Chi dish over the old days, is not your usual meandering off-the-top-of-their-heads stuff but offers a really interesting picture of the gay porn business in the late 20th century, for those who are interested, as I am. Half-point off because it ends up being neither a sex film nor a story film, and not a completely satisfactory combination of the two. But definitely collectible and definitely memorable.

By: Jeffy

There is quite a story developed here with some decent acting - well at least for porn stars that is. It made me care more about the characters and care about what happened to them, and in my opinion, it made the sex even hotter between them. Joey Stefano was so sexy back then! I loved his hairstyle, too. I had hair just like his when I was back in high school. There are a lot of very hot and sexy guys in this movie who look stunning in a pair of jeans. They fill them out perfectly, and it is just a great look on them. And if you like Chi Chi LaRue, and I do, you will love this movie. The part about Joey being conflicted between being gay and being religious is something a lot of us have had to deal with. There is just so much to love about this movie. I only wish they had shown more of the gay parade in this movie. Imagine what you could get away with in an XXX rated movie at a gay parade?

By: Thick1