John Travis

Known for: Directing
Died: January 7, 2017
Movies: 114

John Travis was an American gay pornographic film director and former movie studio owner whose career began in the early 1970s in San Francisco with 8mm loops. He began directing for Falcon Entertainment, Brentwood Studios, Huge Video and Catalina Video. He formed Studio 2000 in 1992 with producer Scott Masters. Travis is best known for discovering and grooming Jeff Stryker, a popular and widely recognized gay adult performer.

Best-Known Movies

9.1

Powertool

1986

5.7

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

2015

8.4

The Switch Is On

1985

8.8

A Body to Die For: A Weekend Murder Mystery

1997

5.5

The Other Side of Aspen II

1985

8.7

Playing to Win

1996

9.3

Uncle Jack

1998

8.0

In Hot Pursuit

1987

7.0

Busted

1991

7.0

On the Rocks

1990

Filmography

2015	Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story	Self (voice) (as Jim Hodges)
1992	Madness & Method

Directing, Writing & Producing

2009	Chris Steele Superstar	Director
2008	Fucked	Director
2006	Copped	Writer, Director
2005	Shooting Stars: Banging the Boys	Director
2005	Mount Me	Director
2004	Gored	Director
2004	Bedtime Stories III	Director
2004	Ghetto	Director
2004	Driven	Director
2003	Stiff as a Board	Director
2003	Bedtime Stories 2: Book of Dreams	Director
2003	Desert Fire	Director
2003	Young Cum Pumpers	Director
2003	Pre-Condom Mania	Director
2002	Bedtime Stories 1	Director
2002	Pistons: It's A Man's World	Director
2002	Spanish Uprising	Director
2002	Whatever You Say, Sir!	Director
2002	The Size of It	Director
2002	Pre-Condom Mania	Director
2001	Barcelona Bound	Director, Producer
2001	Cum Hungry Jocks	Director
2001	Men in Exile	Director, Producer
2000	Mavericks 2	Director
2000	Sextrap	Director
2000	Wild and Wet	Director
2000	Payload	Director
2000	Perfect Stranger	Director
1999	West Hollywood Hope	Director
1999	Trust Me	Director
1999	Czech Point	Director
1998	Uncle Jack	Director
1998	Billy 2000: Billy Goes Hollywood	Director
1998	Cadet	Director
1997	Workin' It Out	Producer
1997	Grease Guns 2	Director
1997	A Body to Die For: A Weekend Murder Mystery	Producer
1997	Dark Side of the Moon	Director
1997	Tailspin	Director
1997	Private Members	Producer
1997	Underground	Director
1997	Cop Out	Producer
1997	The Hitchhiker	Producer
1996	Playing to Win	Director
1996	Forced Entry	Director
1996	In Man's Country	Director
1996	Riptide!	Director
1996	Trying It on for Size	Director
1996	The Diary	Producer
1996	Cram Course: Sex Ed 3	Producer
1996	The Staff	Producer
1996	Uniform Code: Sex Ed 4	Producer
1996	Ultimate Reality	Producer
1996	One Hot Summer	Director
1996	My Secret Collection	Producer
1995	Hard Lessons: Sex Ed 2	Producer
1995	Power Trip	Director
1995	Quick Study: Sex Ed 1	Producer
1995	Seamen First Class	Director
1995	Fox's Lair	Director
1995	Travelin' Wild	Producer
1995	Mavericks	Director
1995	Nights in Eden	Director
1995	JS Big Time	Director
1994	Ready for It	Director, Writer
1994	Driven to It	Director
1994	His Big Brother	Director, Producer
1994	Raw Hide	Director
1994	Voyeur	Director
1993	Hart Throb	Director
1993	On The Rise	Director
1993	Somebody Is Watching	Director
1993	A Few Fresh Men	Director
1993	Grease Guns	Director
1993	Night Heat	Director
1992	Madness & Method	Director
1992	Take Down	Director
1992	"10" Plus	Director
1991	L.A. Sex Stories	Director, Producer
1991	The Best of Jeff Stryker	Director
1991	Busted	Director
1991	Danny's Anal Ordeal	Director
1990	On the Rocks	Director, Producer
1990	Foxhole	Director
1990	Hard Steal	Director
1990	The Best of Mike Henson	Director
1990	Glory Hole of Fame	Director
1989	Two Handfuls 2	Director
1989	The Best of John Davenport	Director
1989	The Look	Director
1989	Undercover	Writer, Director
1989	Powerline	Writer, Director
1988	Bulge: Mass Appeal	Director, Producer, Writer
1988	They Grow 'em Big	Screenplay, Director
1988	Full Load: Maximum Oversize	Writer, Director, Producer
1988	My Best Buddy	Director, Writer
1987	In Hot Pursuit	Director, Writer, Producer
1986	Powertool	Director, Writer
1986	Two Handfuls	Director
1985	The Other Side of Aspen II	Writer, Director
1985	Rock Hard 1 The Ultimate Masturbation Experience	Director
1985	The Switch Is On	Director
1985	Night Flight	Director
1985	Spring Training	Director
1984	The Hard Way	Director
1984	Big & Thick	Director
1982	Blue Streak	Director
1982	Hungry Hole	Director
1981	The Best of Brentwood 1	Director
1981	Eureka Bound	Director
1981	Don't Fight It, Kid	Director
1981	Breakdown	Director

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