Jamie Gillis has passed away from cancer, no one has many details. But so far AVN has the most. http://business.avn.com/articles/37411.html
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My condolensces to Jamie’s family, and to nekromistress.
I thought he might actually be immortal. He left behind one hell of an imprint on porn and a large archive of great movies.
I never liked Jamie Gillis, lots of people didn’t; but I guess none of it matters anymore.
R.I.P Jamie Gillis. My condolensces to his family and friends.
Jeremy that is very sweet of you.
Hey Jeremy, you worked with Gillis on New Wave Hookers 5, which was a great movie. Any memories of that?
hey cindi why u got me on moderation? is it a blip or some quip?
you got my shit in suspended animation, between worlds, no fun when today’s response ends up in yesterday’s news, i should write a song…
well i now see this response is up first and the other ain’t yet =my clock says 9:53p now, btw
all’s kosher regarding words and what was mentioned, must be a glitch
Pretty good actor, lousy at the gonzo stuff, filmed some scary shit when he did the original Midnight Prowl, scary perv in the later years. Award Quality work in some Leslie movie from 15 years ago, wish I could remember the title. Condelences to his friends and family. Porn’s been around long enough for folks to be dying by nautral deaths.
I can wait for your response Jeremy, that’s one of my alltime favorite porn movies, and you happened to be in it, so cheers to you pal.
Larry, you are probably thinking of Dog Walker, one of Leslie’s best movies. I thought Gillis was excellent in Curse of the Catwoman as well, which is also up there in Leslie’s catalogue.
Water Power is what made me a fan. I have turned so many people on to that movie.
Jeremy when they do Jamie tribute night at the theater you should come by. Details coming. I’m pushing for it to be on his birthday but I don’t think that will happen.
I haven’t seen you in forever and I think last time I did was at Bondage Ball or Hell and my now ex was all pissy for me talking to you.
Thanks Mr President, Dog Walker was a pretty good flick. Leslie was on a role back then.
(still not posted, so I’m gonna try resending and a minor adjustment and see if it works)
What I remember most about Jamie was that he was a good actor. I Didn’t talk to him because I’m not usually very talkative in the first place, plus he seemed a bit aloof, in his own world like he was preparing for his acting bit. He was introducing someone to Vicca, who played a human sex toy, who I worked with along with Sean Rider and J.J. Michaels. It was a condom scene and several times while I was fucking Vicca the condom broke and she started getting pissed as if I was somehow able to break it on purpose. It was for Michael Ninn and us three guys were playing funny looking Japanese camera guys with fake teeth and glasses, and we all almost looked exactely alike with all the garb, and being the same height. Michael couldn’t stop laughing because I started the whole thing going with a whole bunch of low toned gibberish with Japanese brand names thrown out in the mix… “Ahhh.. Ohhhhhh…. Kaw-a-saki!…. (garbled sounds)…. Su-zuki!… Ale-daco…”, etc. I also remember the other two dudes were having wood problems with the condoms so I was carrying most of the scene (this was before the days of viagra), including anal. It was for VCA.
Wow. Comment is still not up yet! I guess Cindi is having a wild weekend. Stay tuned.
Ok, I’ll definitely try to make it.
Yeah, it’s been a while. Your ex? Pissy for talking? How sad.
Hey President, if you can’t wait for my response, just click on “nekromistress”‘s name and that will bring you to her myspace. I copied and pasted it there in her comments section so you can read it there, now.
Thanks Jeremy, considering how the finished film looked, I’m sure it was a much more complicated shoot.
It definitely wasn’t no porno shot at the Motel 6.
I’m curious, what did you like best about it?
I shot for Jamie back when I was 19 years old. It the girty Gillis line or something like that and he directed it. He was a strange man I can say that. He wanted everyone there for all these scenes being shot that day for some reason. He treated me fairly and that’s about all I can of my experience with him.
I do remember him getting a huge hard-on from a girl fucking a guy’s ass with a dildo. He was REALLY into that and was more vocal about that than any other scene he shot that day.
Oh and he kept telling everyone how much better New York porn is that Valley porn lol
I hope his family is well taken care of and he’s in a better place.
Well Jeremy, your scene was memorably oddball entertaining but how much Ninn put into the film creatively with the story and with the effects was and still is amazing. Ron Jeremy and Sharon Kane were funny, Gillis was dark and ominous as ever. What also made it cool was that Ninn paid respect to the original New Wave Hookers which is a classic, and he included some old footage from that movie in this one. Part 5 is entertaining apart from the sex scenes, which is rare for porn, even though they were all pretty intense.
very nice Mariah, you should’ve saved that for his wake.
He really was a pervert….. Girls of the time thought he was terrible.
The original NWH by Greg Dark. I used to work a lot for him when I first got in the biz unti he left to direct videos for Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Sublime, Mandy Moore, etc.
A pervert working in the porn industry? That really is terrible, those poor, poor girls.
I thought being a pervert was a prerequisite. At least it used to be before the advent of viagra. Now, I guess it’s more about being “important” and narcissitic.
(Hey Cindi, could you tell me why this post was put on “moderator apporoval” status?)
I used the term pervert in that he was into some odd shit like his On the Prowl, there was a scene where he was outside with some girl who these days we would call a crack whore, it wasnt sexual, just strange and almost scary. Steele, you may be right about the old time guys having to be “perverted”, look at Leslie’s stuff, Silvera filming trannies, Tom Bryon’s quirks and so on. As for today’s guys, you are spot on, especially if we are talking Trannyfucker.
Cindi explained to me I got put on moderator status due to the ‘v’ word! haha. The computer Hal9000 Thought I was spam!
Speaking of Hal9000, I’m watching 2010. I figure it would be a good year to watch it (You know, the sequel to 2001: a Space Odyssey)
I really haven’t watched enough of porn to know too much, nor do I really focus on the guys.
But yeah, Larry. Times have definitely changed. It’s ironic, as porn has become more mainstream, those old perverted, creepy ways we were once almost proud of now have become something old, perverted and creepy (but not in a good way).
I’ve learned my lesson in this day and age. I ain’t gonna be too much of a pervert, any more. Such behavior is not gallant enough for porn, these days.
2010: A Space Odyssey is not a good sequel, Jeremy. It’s almost as bad as The Godfather Part III.
I’m not trying to dwell on the past, but the main reason I never liked Jamie Gillis is not because he was a pervert. Hell, everybody in porn is a pervert in one way or another; otherwise you wouldn’t get into this business and even if you did, you wouldn’t stay. My issue with Gillis is the fact that he was so reckless and had no regards for others’ livelihood and safety. The best example is his infamous series On the Prowl: In late 80’s/early 90’s and during the height of HIV epidemic, he decided to cruise the streets and pick up random bums and crack heads to fuck performers on camera. Clearly a very bad decision for obvious reasons. That, and of course his obsession with shoving stuff up his ass. Perhaps Christian XXX can stop by and elaborate us on that subject further. He’s an experienced fellow.
Well, I’m glad, at least there’s no disagreement that the good, old fashion concept of “pervert” has become perverted in today’s times.
It sounds like Gillis, like Jim Morrison, was testing the bounds of reality.
We tend to dwell on the future or the past when the present (ie: gift) is unwanted. To me the past is so vast, and, although in the past, so much more hopeful. We should take what we can gather from there. From time to time there were things that were going on which kick ass in comparison to now.
Forgive me rambling…
I gotta get back to my movie. So far, it’s alright. Roy Scheider arguing with a Russian and about to head off into space, which is where I’m going…
Colonel, I’d suggest checking out those movies you refer to again, they are some of my favorite older videos (as opposed to films). The guys were not bums or crackheads, just average joes, it’s pretty clear. A couple of guys were in the military, a couple of others were hitting clubs looking to score when Jamie came accross them. Larry is right about the one scene however in which Jamie himself does a scene in a dark alley with what appears to be a street whore. Very edgy and entertaining.
President my friend, there were all kinds of average Joes in On the Prowl series, and they had one thing in common: They all were random, untested guys fucking porn girls on camera during the height of HIV epidemic. I understand Jamie Gillis was trying to push the envelope and do something different and edgy. However, the question is to what extent the envelope can be pushed and at what cost? Personally, I can never convince myself to do something like that and gamble with people’s livelihood and safety for the sake of shooting a porn scene. Everything else he did might be at least justifiable, but not that one.
In any case and as you mentioned earlier, Jamie Gillis was a pioneer in the adult industry, and left a considerable influence on porn in general.
2010: A Space Odyssey II brings back a lot of memories. In the early 80’s I was stuck on 12 hour mid shifts and I read the short version of Arthur C. Clarkes’ 2010 in Playboy, which led me to buy the novel, which was fantastic. This led me to buy the first 2001 book, originally titled The Sentinel which later became the seminal movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. So I then watched the movie and understood it for the first time. It was fantastic. Trust me on this one, if you ever want to understand the first 2001 movie, read the book first..and it’s a short read!
Then, in 1984 the movie sequel was released. It was somewhat of a disappointment especially with Roy Schieder phoning it in.
Be that as it may I’m forever thankful to A.C. Clarke for helping me survive those god awful boring 12 hour shifts, may he rest in peace.
You know, this does have a Jamie Gillis tie in. Arthur C. Clarke was definitely a pervert, most likely a pedophile. They’ll probably hook up soon, wherever they are.
Other than Stagliano’s work from the same time period, my two favorite series’ from the late 80’s-1990’s are On The Prowl and The Streets of New York. I haven’t seen the creativity, effort, fun and originality matched in anything since. Maybe I’m just not looking in the right places, I don’t know. Porn could really use more guys like John Stagliano, Jamie Gillis and Rick Savage.
Gillis was truly the Pervert’s pervert. Rest in peace.
His passing even more of a loss, as genuine perversion has sadly been corporatized.
Glad to read that not everything you say is ridiculous, Sammy.
Gillis, like Stagliano, got “beyond the pale” when it came to perversion and sexuality. Stagliano’s was more of a death wish of course. Gillis’ stuff became that of someone that needed harder and harder stuff to enjoy sex. Jerry Butler had a chance to become someone like that but he got lost in drugs. May be why Silvera is into filming trannies and whatever Rocco is doing today. I thought for a while that Lockwood was headed that way til it became evident he needed to do anything for money. Wonder what Fred Lincoln has to say about Jaime.