GONZO PORN

Originally, in the 1990s, it was a style of porn that intentionally looked low budget and over the top. It was filled with close-up shots and had way more sex and fewer attempts at cheesy plot lines than traditional porn. The actors were often brash, enthusiastic and played to the camera. The camera angle was frequently from the male point of view (aka “POV porn”). The term Gonzo was associated with Gonzo journalism which was known to be over the top and in your face. One of the more unfortunate twists of Gonzo porn is that it became particularly disrespectful and at times violent toward the female actors. Now, most porn is gonzo in the sense that there are no ridiculous story lines and no need to fast forward to “the good stuff,” because it’s mostly all sex scenes and much of it is close up.