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Catalina Video is an award-winning production house of gay pornography. Founded in 1978, by legendary director/producer William Higgins, Catalina Video was the "Crown Jewel" of the gay adult entertainment industry throughout the 1980's and 1990's. Producing landmark films such as "Big Guns," "Hot Rods: Young and Hung II," "Sailor in the Wild," "Undercover," "The Rise," "Jawbreaker," and GayVN Magazine's cited "Best Gay Adult Movie of All Time" "Powertool,". It's stellar roster of discoveries is a who's who of porn legends including Kip Noll, Kevin Williams, Mike Henson, Steve Rambo, John Davenport, Matt Ramsey (aka Peter North), Brandon Lee and gay porn icon Jeff Stryker who made many films for them "In Hot Pursuit," "The Switch Is On," "The Look" and "Powertool." In 2007, Channel 1 Releasing acquired Catalina Video C1R is co-owned by the most awarded director in the gay adult film genre Chi Chi LaRue who got his start in the business directing for Catalina in the 1980's. C1R recently announced that in 2011, Catalina Video will be releasing its first new features in over a decade, the first of which will be Chi Chi LaRue's "Frat Boy Fuck Down."