Girls Gone Wild
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Girls Gone Wild, created by Joe Francis, is a series of videos by American company Mantra Entertainment. The videos depict young women removing their clothing and are primarily marketed to young adults. The videos have themes such as Live from Spring Break or Sexy Sorority Sweethearts and involve a camera crew patrolling an area in search of attractive women who agree to expose their breasts, usually in exchange for a T-shirt. Sometimes the crew will follow a group of girls back to a hotel or other location and tape them having sex with each other. The are sold via mail order and are frequently advertised on late-night television (with a brief "warning" message before the commercial begins).
In July 2004, Mantra introduced a new addition to its products — a Guys Gone Wild video series. The same framework applies, only this time attractive guys are the ones being wild for the camera. After many requests for something such as this, a plan was formed. The company just recently released the first series of videos. Some reviewers believe Guys Gone Wild will not hold as much of an appeal for the demographic of young women, and will instead be of interest to gay men.
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Legal issues
On March 9, 2004 a judge in Panama City, Florida, a city renowned as a spring break destination, ordered that a videotape in police custody should be released to the defense. The videotape contained film of minors exposing their breasts and the judge effectively ruled that film of those under 18 willingly exposing their breasts, without physical contact, was not child pornography under Florida law. Had it been child pornography the videotape would have been contraband and not eligible for return. Charges in the case include prostitution, procuring a minor for prostitution, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, selling obscene material, promoting the sexual performance of a minor and using a child in a sexual performance. The charges followed complaints by some parents and are claimed to be harassment as part of a campaign to change the image of the city.
Legally, exposing oneself in a public area constitutes no expectation of privacy. Therefore, many of the girls were denied the opportunity of civil action against the product.
Partial list of Girls Gone Wild videos
- Girls Gone Wild (1998)
- Girls Gone Wild: Sexy Sorority Sweethearts (2000)
- Girls Gone Wild: College Girls Exposed (2000)
- Girls Gone Wild: Doggy Style (2002) (hosted by Snoop Dogg)
- Girls Gone Wild: America Uncovered (2004)
- Girls Gone Wild Games (2005)
- Girls Gone Wild: Bad Girls
- Girls Gone Wild: Girls Who Like Girls
- Girls Gone Wild: Dormroom Fantasies
- Girls Gone Wild: Road Trip
- Girls Gone Wild: Ultimate Spring Break
See also
External links
- Official site Warning: adult content
- "Dispatches from Girls Gone Wild" at Slate Magazine
- Mantra Entertainment's Girls Gone Wild press kit
- CTV.ca Groups protest 'Girls Gone Wild Canada' tour
