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| File:Hot House Entertainment Logo.png | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Gay pornography |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters |  San Francisco, California, United States |
| Products | Pornographic films and internet pornography |
| Website | www.HotHouse.com |
Hot House Entertainment is a San Francisco-based gay pornography studio founded in 1993 by director Steven Scarborough. The company has several video lines and web properties.
History
Steven Scarborough started adult film-making through his social contacts with Chuck Holmes, John Summers and Matt Sterling, individuals involved in building the gay video industry in the United States. At the time Scarborough owned a well-known health food store in San Francisco's Castro district where he employed, among others, adult video actors Eddie Marks and Kristen Bjorn. In 1987, Holmes asked Scarborough to join Falcon Studios as a director, and Scarborough helped position the company at the top of the gay video market. During his six year tenure, Scarborough produced and directed nearly 50 films for Falcon including the 1988 AVN Film of The Year, Touch Me, and the Abduction/Conflict/Redemption series for which he received Director of The Year in 1993.
Scarborough has been a vocal proponent of the freedom of sexual expression. Early in his career he decried the "decency" double standard between the straight and gay arms of the adult industry. He also addressed a growing demand for fringe/fetish video and became convinced that he could champion this niche by capturing it on film. The "Plain Wrapped Video" and "Club Inferno" brands were launched and provided professionally shot fetish films. He earned the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Free Speech Coalition in 2001.
The Adam Gay Video Guide named Scarborough "Director of the Year" in 1996 after three years at Hot House. In 2002 Scarborough was honored at the GayVN Awards where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame; he also earned a spot on the Gay Chicago Magazine's Wall of Fame at the 2004 Grabby Awards.
Scarborough still runs Hot House and credits his staff – including VP/Creative Director Brent Smith (Scarborough's life partner who joined the company in 2001), production designer Richard Board, and Art Director Sister Roma – for "high standards" at the Hot House brand.
References
- June 11, 2003
- Sister Roma bio thesisters.org (retrieved 2007-10-29)
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