I think HOM (House of Milan) eventually became incorporated into California Star. I did a brief Google search for John Blakemore, HOM Films, HOM Studio, and Barbara Behr (his producer and marketing agent) and turned up... nothing.midlander wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:47 am ...Was HOM basically the same as California Star?
The first GIMP related material I ever saw was the CalStar stuff from the late 80s early 90s. A particular favourite was 'Tourist Trap' - I loved the back story which I believe influenced the later ZFX productions.
Here are some shots of a woman called (I think) Sybil Lake who was made to suffer terribly in Tourist Trap. This is my favourite scene where she's been hoisted up into a painful back-breaking arch via a cruelly positioned crotch rope....
So I have another GIMP post asking for the GIMP Blakemore Interviews, which, IIRC should shed more light on the whole Blakemore/HOM/Barbara Behr "thing".
And yes Jenny (Sybil Lake?) was awesome in Tourist Trap. She did the one film for JB, then effectively disappeared? Really hope she is a hot grandmother somewhere.
I always lamented the fact that there wasn't more nudity in Tourist Trap, but understand that, as his first "talkie", JB may have wanted to appeal to a wider audience than just us hardcore perverts.
This image was grabbed from The GIMP HOF page, and I believe it initially was a still from HOM's "Bittersweet Revenge".