This provocative and moving blockbuster centers around Tony Lattanzi (a native Brooklyn Italian with curly black hair and a dreamy demeanor), his cast of neighborhood friends, his brother, and his search for a comfortable sexual identity. Director David Babbitt wisely couples flashbacks and narration as a documentary device, with authentic accents, to accurately capture the mind-set and values of these blue-collar ethnics.
Tony's older brother, Sal, in what clearly is a tradition, sneaks into Tony's room late at night for a little man-to-man sexplay. Tony, in keeping with his proscribed role, 'plays possum' (pretends to be asleep) as Sal rims the hairy, perfect ass of his little brother and, then, rolls him over to suck his long, pretty, foreskinned, thick member. Sal even tries to enroll Tony in his game, picking up Tony's lifeless hand to try to get him to jack off his cock, but true-to-form Tony feigns sleep. Whacking Tony's cock, Sal causes him to spurt gobs of his man cum before Sal offers his own wad, which he dutifully cleans with Tony's red bikini briefs. It is only after Sal leaves that Tony feels the tension relaxed enough to open his eyes, lying awake to contemplate their experience and his ensuing ambivalence.
Tony gets together with his regular crew of neighborhood pals to play a friendly game of strip poker, but shies away when the game becomes overheated, & ass and sex with other men is on the line. Nonetheless, his three buddies continue, and when tall and studly Rick Bolton wins lean and defined Johnny Rahm's plump butt, Johnny obligingly plops his big bootie on the card table for Rick to rim. Johnny sucks muscular, tanned hunk Steve Lipariti, then rims him as Steve sucks Rick. In this very hot and versatile three-way, each man gets to screw and be screwed, they never stop touching, kissing, licking, rimming, or fucking one another. Director David Babbitt is at his best here as he offers us fabulous overhead shots as Steve kneels before his seated buddies and slurps from one boner to another, before turning them around for similar rim and fingering action. Rick and Johnny blow their second loads onto Steve's face, giving him a cum facial, as they bathe his pretty mug in their seed and massage it in.
Meanwhile, Tony's out, walking and meandering, contemplating the sudden revelation and enormity of all the male energy and humpy homo sex surrounding him. A discarded flier brushes his gym shoes, and it seems to contain the answer to his dilemma: phone sex. Later, lying in bed, he phones the number and jacks off to the expert ministrations of big-dicked (his cock is as big as his phone!) Jim Hunter, who guides Tony into the netherworlds of his own desires. As ordered, Tony slaps his thick sausage against the receiver, plays with his puckering hole, and even tries to autofellate himself, as Jim so expertly does in his own place. Jim slips his juicy dong between his legs and into his hole, continuing by stroking and sucking himself in a hot, erotic and well-performed solo. Tony cums a thick load, as does Jim, who shoots into his own face, eating and licking the cum off his fingers. Tony seems to withdraw from the ground he's covered; staring off into space, he quietly hangs up.
Asleep at night in bed, he enters a shadowy land of dream fantasy, where in black limbo every door he opens reveals another sexual desire. Sam Houston, a tremendous and meaty black man with a huge pole, seductively urges Tony to join him in a leather fantasy. Another door opens on lean Cory Monroe slurping on redhead Kevin Taylor's long cock in a jail cell. Tony enters this doorway, biker shorts down, to be fondled by the duo before he scampers away from their beckoning, grasping, lascivious hands.
Another door shows buxom Hilda Hagen, Tony's former girlfriend, clad only in a leather bikini bottom, rubbing her ample bosoms while looking in a mirror. They kiss, but Tony's heart really isn't in it, and when Sam and the caged duo reappear to taunt him, he wanders about confusedly.
Next, Kevin bangs Cory's exposed ass on a saw horse, then Cory bronco rides Kevin's juicy meat until he splatters his big load onto Kevin, who practically throws his veritable river of cum out of his engorged piss slit. Sam joins the overheated duo, laying over the horse with his feet off the floor as they both vie for his cock with their engulfing mouths. Sam gets to plow Cory's overused backside, and gives his pubes a cum bath as a reward. Babbitt shows his tremendous directing ability as these three perform unfettered by any inhibitions or misgivings; they romp like they really want it!
Eventually, Tony finds himself on the horse, with Cory and Kevin holding his legs in the air, as Sam positions himself between his legs to give him a righteous screwing. Suddenly, Tony awakens to his brother ready to plunge into his tight hole, legs akimbo. This time, Tony speaks out against their nocturnal incestuous relationship, which hurts, humiliates and offends his brother, as well as himself, and Sal grumpily leaves.
Tony is left to deal with the ambiguities of his situation and his feelings, and decides to call Jim again, this time "just to talk." Thankfully, Jim is as nurturing as he is libidinous, and gets Tony to understand a possible resolution to his conflict.
One month later, Tony reappears at the basketball court where Johnny is shooting hoops alone. Johnny Rahm, as Bosco, is an undisputed sexual superstar; here he proves himself to be a superlative actor as well with his adroit and sensitive portrayal of a steadfast and wise friend for the 'conflicted' yet yearning Tony. Johnny admits to missing Tony, and questions whether the poker game overwhelmed him and caused their rift. Tony questions Johnny's participation in the sex game, asking him if he "likes that." Johnny draws out a significant distinction by telling him, "Do I like that or am I like that?", which he answers for himself with a resounding "yes!"
Johnny invites Tony over to his house, and here is where Tony's inner turmoil is finally breached. Reluctantly going, hanging back, dawdling, Tony later joins Johnny in his bed, nude. Tony admits to his ignorance, and with sureness Johnny instructs the virginal sexpot in the fine art of cock-sucking. Tony sucks Johnny before they 69 one another, and Johnny gets the pleasure of rimming Tony's sluicy asshole. Both studs shoot huge loads, caught in fantastic close-ups. Tony withdraws, shutting himself off from his experience, but Johnny is not content to leave him there.
Tony stares at himself in the mirror, and Johnny tenderly holds him and questions him about their lovemaking. Tony says he doesn't know, leading to a passionate kiss that ends the video.
For realism alone, this video is a masterpiece; its poignancy is only surpassed by its immediacy and its superlative, creative photography, script and acting performances. We are not entertained by predictable, stereotypical porno characterizations, but are instead inspired by intense, nuanced, realistic characters. Mr. Babbitt has crafted a straight-forward, well-edited epic of coming-out, self-identity and repressed sexuality.
Deemed "absolute heaven" by Manshots, and rated four stars by Adult Video News.
DVD Features a bonus interview with Tony Lattanzi.
Starring Tony Lattanzi, Cory Monroe, Steve Regis, Rick Bolton, Jim Hunter, Johnny Rahm, Sam Houston, Kevin Taylor, Hilda Hagen and Steve Liparti.
Directed by David Babbitt.
DVD features include Interactive Menus; Chapter Index; Jump to Your Favorite Scenes; DVD-ROM Compatible; No Regional Coding for World Wide Playback.
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