Girls Gone Wild (franchise)
| Girls Gone Wild | |
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| Creator | Joe Francis |
| Original work | DVD |
| Films and television | |
| Films |
101+ Films 1997–2011 |
Girls Gone Wild is a pornographic entertainment franchise created by Joe Francis in 1997.[1] The eponymous company "Girls Gone Wild" was known for its early use of direct-response marketing techniques, including its late-night infomercials that began airing in 1997.[2] The videos typically involve camera crews at party locations engaging young college aged women who willingly expose their bodies or act "wild".[1] Since 2008, the Girls Gone Wild (GGW) products have been sold primarily through their website as streaming videos, downloads, and DVDs.
Instances of Girls Gone Wild in popular culture include the appearance of Eminem and Snoop Lion in the company's videos,[1][2] MGM’s announcement in 2002 that it would release a feature-length film based on the Girls Gone Wild concept,[1][3] as well as various references and parodies of the show in popular television series and movies.
Girls Gone Wild was created by Joe Francis, who occasionally appears as the host of the videos.
In February 2013, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[4]
Background
The first Girls Gone Wild film was released in 1997.[5] In 2001 the company sold 4.5 million videos and DVDs.[2][6] By the end of 2002, the company had produced 83 different titles and had begun airing 30-minute infomercials on E! Entertainment Television, Fox Sports Net, BET, Comedy Central, Tech TV, Style, and all other major U.S. networks.[2] The infomercials targeted a late-night channel-surfing demographic that Joe Francis had identified in the late 90s.[2] According to TNS Media Intelligence, Girls Gone Wild spent more than $21 million in advertising in 2003, becoming the largest advertiser for programs on the E! channel. In 2008, Francis' net worth was approximately $150 million.[7]
Content
Most Girls Gone Wild videos follow a common formula in which a film crew interacts with a large crowd of people either at a party, club, or other event.[6] Women[1] willingly take off their clothes, engage in sexual activities, or participate in wet T-shirt contests.[2][6] Compensation for taking part in a Girls Gone Wild video often consists of a free hat, T-shirt, or money.[6] Occasionally, participants are invited to be filmed on a Girls Gone Wild tour bus.[1][2][8]
Distribution channels
At its inception, Girls Gone Wild marketed its product, namely videos, through direct-distribution channels such as infomercials, pay-per-view, and video on demand.[1][2][6][9][10] This distribution was followed in 2008 by the launch of a Girls Gone Wild magazine, a clothing line, and a compilation record released on Jive Records.[1][6][9]
Girls Gone Wild for Katrina
In September 2005, Girls Gone Wild announced that it would donate all proceeds of Mardi Gras–themed DVDs and videos to the Red Cross.[11] Proceeds from the video sales, which included a title featuring Snoop Dogg, were intended to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.[11]
Guys Gone Wild
In 2004, Girls Gone Wild began soliciting men for participation in their videos.[1] Guys Gone Wild was a video series and male analogue of Girls Gone Wild. These video tapes and DVDs featured much the same content as the Girls equivalent, only instead showing young men performing for the camera—e.g., in the shower, playing football naked, etc.[12]
In an article,[13] Bill Horn, spokesman for Mantra Entertainment which produced the videos, notes a gender-related double standard in these videos. In the Girls Gone Wild series, sometimes the young women kiss, while the guys' series does not have that feature. Horn explains: "Let's face it, there's a double standard when it comes to guy-on-guy as opposed to girl-on-girl. It's sexy to see two girls making out. It's not considered sexy to see two guys making out. That's just the reality, and, we were there to capture the reality."[14]
The hour-long Guys Gone Wild productions featured women camera operators who encouraged men to get naked and perform strip teases.[15]
The primary target audience for Guys Gone Wild is young women.[15]
List of films
| Title | No. volumes | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Girls Gone Wild | 1 | 1999[16] |
| Girls Gone Wild: All New College Girls Exposed | 6 | 2007[17] |
| Girls Gone Wild: All New Dormroom Fantasies | 2 | 2005, 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: America Uncovered with Doug Stanhope | 1 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Baby Bash Live and Uncensored Tour | 1 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Bad Girls | 2 | 2005, 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Beach Babes | 3 | 2002–2005[18] |
| Girls Gone Wild: Beach Babes Heatwave | 1 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Beach Babes Sundowner | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Before They Were Stars | 1 | 2008[19] |
| Girls Gone Wild: Behind Closed Doors | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best Breasts Ever | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best Breasts in America | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best Breasts on Campus | 1 | 2009[20] |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Blondes | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Endless Spring Break | 4 | 2005–2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Girl Power | 4 | 2005–2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Girls on Girls | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Horny Schoolgirls | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Mardi Gras | 2 | 2000, 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of On Tour | 4 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Sex in Sin City | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Sex Starved College Girls | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Spring Break | 2 | 2000, 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Best of Ultimate Spring Break | 2 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Blonde on Blonde | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild Presents Bubba Sparxxx Charmed Life Tour | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Bubba Sparxxx XXX Tour | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Celebrity Look-A-Likes | 1 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Coed Sex Tryouts | 3 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: College Co-Eds | 1 | 2000 |
| Girls Gone Wild: College Girls Exposed | 2 | 2000 |
| Girls Gone Wild: College Spring Break | 1 | 1999 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Craziest Frat Parties | 1 | 2002 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Daddy's Little Girls | 1 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Divas of Daytona | 1 | 2002 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Doggy Style (hosted by Snoop Dogg)[6] | 1 | 2002[6] |
| Girls Gone Wild: Dormroom Confessions | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Dormroom Fantasies | 9 | 2002 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Endless Spring Break | 14 | 2003–2004 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Extreme | 4 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Extreme Orgy | 3 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Extreme Sex | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Extreme Sex – Secret Tapes | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Extreme Sex – Teen Dreams | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Extreme Spring Break | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Fan Favorites | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Finally 18! | 3 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Finger Me | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: First Timers | 3 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Forbidden Spring Break | 1 | 2002 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Freshman Class | 1 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Freshman Orientation | 4 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Freshman Sex Orientation | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Funkin' at Freaknik | 1 | 2002 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Games | 1 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girl Power – Crazy | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girl Power – Honeyz | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girl Power – Let Loose | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girl Power – Spice | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girl Power | 12 | 2004 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girls, Girls, Girls! | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girls On Girls | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girls Who Crave Girls | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girls Who Crave Sex | 3 | 2008–2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girls Who Like Girls | 1 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Girls Who Love Girls | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Halftime Games | 1 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Cheerleaders | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls | 7 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls – All Girl Sleep Over | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls – Dormroom Secrets | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls – Freshman Sex | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls – Orgy Party | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls – Private Tapes | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls – Sex Addicts | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Horny Schoolgirls – Sorority Sex Secrets | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Hot & Horny Schoolgirls | 6 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Hottest California Girls | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Hottest Dormroom Confessions | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Hottest First Timers | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Hottest Girl in America | 16 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Hottest Moments Ever | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Hottest Texas Coeds | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Island Orgy | 1 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Mardi Gras 2k# | 4 | 2001–2004 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Mardi Gras Invasion | 1 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Mardi Gras Madness | 1 | 1999 |
| Girls Gone Wild: My 18th Birthday | 1 | 2006[21] |
| Girls Gone Wild: Naked Allstars | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Naked College Girls | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: New College Girls Exposed | 2 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: On Campus | 3 | 2000, 2003, 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: On Tour | 8 | 2003 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Private Sex Tapes | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Road Trip | 1 | 2003 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Rocks | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Rocks America | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sexes Up Las Vegas | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sexiest Moments Ever | 2 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex In Sin City | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Games | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Mad Students | 2 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Race | 1 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved Bad Girls | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved College Girls | 10 | 2005 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved Hot & Horny Schoolgirls | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved Panty Raid | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved Pleasure Seekers | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved Sophomore Sweethearts | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved Sorority Sisters | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sex Starved Young & Horny | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sexy Sorority Sweethearts | 2 | 2000 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sexy Spinners | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sorority Girl Orgy | 4 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break | 6 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break Extreme | 1 | 2000 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break First Timers | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break Orgy | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break Sex Party | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break Sex | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break Sex Riot | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Spring Break Virgins | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Sweet Young Sex Maniacs | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: The Best of Extreme | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: The Hottest Girl in America | 4 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: The Perfect Pair | 2 | 2008, 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: The Seized Video | 1 | 2003 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Top 10 Hottest Girls | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Top 10 Must-See Moments | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Top 50 Best Breasts Ever | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Top 50 Best Butts Ever | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Totally Exposed, Uncensored and Beyond | 12 | 2000 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Ultimate Rush | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Ultimate Sex Rush | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Ultimate Spring Break | 8 | 2002–2003 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Vegas Style | 1 | 2008 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Very Bad Girls | 2 | 2008, 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Very Horny Girls | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wet & Willing | 1 | 2010 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wet T-Shirt Strip Off | 1 | 2002 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wild World | 1 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wildest Bar in America | 1 | 2007 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wildest College Coeds | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wildest Girls | 1 | |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wildest Nights Ever | 1 | 2009 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wildest Sex | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wildest Sex Ever | 1 | 2006 |
| Girls Gone Wild: Wildest Spring Break Moments | 1 | 2008 |
Legal
In 2003, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint against Girls Gone Wild alleging that the company failed to notify customers when they purchased subscriptions under a continuity program, rather than single DVDs.[22] In 2004, GGW settled for $1.1 million and agreed to disclose all terms and get consent for recurring charges.[23]
In 2006, Girls Gone Wild marketer MRA Holdings pled guilty to charges for failing to record filmed subject's ages in 2002 and 2003.[24] The parties agreed to pay $2.1 million in restitution and fines.[24]
In 2008, Ashley Dupré filed against Joe Francis and other defendants claiming that they filmed her without consent.[25][26] Dupré dropped the suit after Francis released footage of her consent.[27]
In 2008, a Missouri woman claimed that she was filmed without consent when a Girls Gone Wild contractor removed her halter top at a St. Louis bar.[28] A jury found that she consented. On re-trial, a judge awarded the woman $5.77 million after the defense failed to show at court.[29] On appeal, the judge upheld the verdict.[30]
In March 2008, four women claimed that they suffered emotional distress by being shown in Girls Gone Wild film.[31] In April 2011, an all-female jury declined to award damages to the plaintiffs.[31]
Bankruptcy
In 2013, GGW Brands LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[32][33]
In popular culture
In a sequence of the Garry Marshall's 2011 feature film New Year's Eve, Kim (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) says "And this is not Girls Gone Wild, my gosh!" after her daughter Hailey (played by Abigail Breslin) pulls up her sweater to reveal a bra.
Girls Gone Wild is also referenced in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mireya Navarro (4 April 2004). "The Very Long Legs of 'Girls Gone Wild'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Michael Schneider (8 December 2002). "'Wild' infomercial struts its stuff". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "MGM plans Girls Gone Wild Film". The Guardian (London). 2 October 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ Kim, Susanna (February 28, 2013). "'Girls Gone Wild' Files for Bankruptcy". Good Morning America (ABC News). Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Claire Hoffman (6 August 2006). "Joe Francis: 'Baby, give me a kiss'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ariel Levy (22 March 2004). "Dispatches from Girls Gone Wild". Slate. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Bruce Spotleson (24 September 2012). "Wynn sets the precedent". Vegas Inc. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ Keith Falkiner (12 June 2011). "Girls Gone WIld in Ireland; US sex show eyes up Irish venues for tour". Sunday Mirror (London). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Media: Analysis- Girls Gone Wild tries tamer approach". PR Week (US). 3 March 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "This Guy's Gone Wild". Newsweek. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- 1 2 "'Girls Gone Wild' for Katrina". CNN Money. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ Swaim, Michael. "Guys Gone Wild: A Comparative Study for the Well Versed Pornographist". College Humor. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "The world's gone mad for wild guys and girls". Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ ""Guys Go Wild" in New Video Series". Fox News. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- 1 2 Daniel J. Vargas (12 July 2004). "Ok, girls, now it's your turn for a 'Wild' video". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Amazon.com. "Girls Gone Wild (VHS) (1999)". Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ IMB. "Girls Gone Wild: All New College Girls Exposed". Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Amazon.com. "Girls Gone Wild: Beach Babes". Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Amazon.com. "Before They Were Stars". Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Amazon.com. "Girls Gone Wild: Best Breasts on Campus". Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Amazon.com. "Girls Gone Wild: My 18th Birthday". Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ "Sellers of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Videos Charged with Deceptive Practices". Federal Trade Commission. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Sellers of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Videos to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Charges of Unauthorized Shipping and Billing". Federal Trade Commission. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Stipulation of Fact, Public Statement of Joseph Francis, and Films Subject to the Agreement". FindLaw. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ashley Dupre Gone "Wild" -- Legal or Jailbait?". TMZ. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the Former Prostitute Who Had a Paid Liasion With Ex-N.Y. Governor Eliot Spitzer Files a $10M Lawsuit Against Girls Gone Wild". FindLaw. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Call girl in Spitzer case drops "Gone Wild" suit". Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ Jim Salter (27 April 2012). "Mo. woman wins $5.8M in 'Girls Gone Wild' case". FindLaw. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Robert Patrick (26 April 2012). "'Girls Gone Wild' ordered to pay $5.77 million to woman filmed in St. Louis". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Donna Walter (20 June 2012). "$5.77M judgment stands in Girls Gone Wild case". Missouri Lawyers Media. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- 1 2 "All-Female Jury Throws Out "Girls Gone Wild" Lawsuit". CBS Miami. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "‘Girls Gone Wild’ Files Bankruptcy to Fight Vegas Debt". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ Egan, Matt. "Legal Headaches Force 'Girls Gone Wild' Into Bankruptcy". Fox Business. Retrieved April 2, 2013.