The World's Biggest Gang Bang III – The Houston 620
{{Short description|1999 gang bang}}
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The World's Biggest Gang Bang III – The Houston 620 is a 1999 pornographic film directed by Greg Alves. The film is hosted by Ron Jeremy, and stars Houston in a gang bang format, who set out to beat the then-record for most sex in one day. Houston beat a record of 551 by Spontaneous Xtasy and was beaten later that year by Candy Apples with 742. The film won the 2000 AVN Award for being the "Top Selling Release of the Year" of 1999.
History
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By 1998, John T. Bone had directed World's Biggest Gang Bang (1995) and World's Biggest Gang Bang II (1996). That year, he met Houston, a porn star who had appeared in Baywatch and had taken 1997 out to tour as a feature dancer, and suggested that Houston could use a similar stunt as a comeback vehicle. Houston suggested the idea to Metro, a porn company who owned the rights to the first two World's Biggest films, who responded with agreement and a marketing campaign.
The event took place on February 6, 1999.{{Cite web |title=The Gang Bang to End All Gang Bangs |url=https://www.konformist.com/1999/gangbang.htm |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.konformist.com |archive-date=2024-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201065116/http://www.konformist.com/1999/gangbang.htm |url-status=live }} Houston stated in a press conference that the event was "not about sex" but "just a freak show".{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Helen |date=18 December 2024 |title=The Outrage Over 100 Men Only Goes So Far |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/lily-phillips-outrage-porn-100-men/681032/ |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}} The film was broadcast live, though 4,000 people trying to log on at once crashed the server and a rebroadcast was scheduled for February 13. At the time of the event, the gangbang record was 551 and was held by Spontaneous Xtasy.{{Cite web |date=2016-01-26 |title=Cyberstar Aiming For Sabrina's Gangbang Record |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126015234/http://business.avn.com/articles/Cyberstar-Aiming-For-Sabrina-s-Gangbang-Record-31817.html |url-status=usurped |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Cyberstar-Aiming-For-Sabrina-s-Gangbang-Record-31817.html |archive-date=26 January 2016 |access-date= |website=AVN}} The Houston 500, as it was initially known, was presented by Ron Jeremy{{Cite web |date= |title=A Fly on the Wall of a Sex-A-Thon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034055/https://www.nerve.com/dispatches/ueland/houston |url=https://www.nerve.com/dispatches/ueland/houston |archive-date=2011-06-29 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Nerve.com}} and directed by Greg Alves. Filming took place in a soundstage in Canoga Park, Los Angeles.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.salon.com/1999/08/31/houston/ |title=The gang's all here |work=Salon.com |date=1999-08-31 |accessdate=2014-03-01 |archive-date=2014-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227063325/http://www.salon.com/1999/08/31/houston/ |url-status=live }} The participants, who had travelled from all over North America included {{Ill|Misty Rain|fr}} and Jeremy himself, who had previously declined to take part. Camera crews were present from Metro, the Playboy Channel, and for French TV, and ten fluffers including Laurie Holmes were hired to maintain erections. Counting was perfunctory, with the rolling counter behind the set rising by twos and fours. Houston went for lunch at "300", was awarded a two-tiered, black-and-silver trophy at "500", and raised the target to 600 and then to 620 as she felt bad for those who were waiting.
Shortly after filming, she underwent a labiaplasty and said she would auction off the remnants. She stated in August 2000 that she had enjoyed the day as she "was able to be with my fans and have the same personality all day long for ten hours and get fucked".{{Cite web |date=2000-08-21 |title=Houston: An Intimate Portrait |url=https://observer.com/2000/08/houston-an-intimate-portrait/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Observer |language=en-US}} Her 620 total was beaten in October 1999 by Candy Apples, who had sex 742 times.{{Cite web |date=17 February 2000 |title=The Domestic Life of a Porn Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023213416/http://www.ocweekly.com/2000-02-17/features/the-domestic-life-of-a-porn-star/full |url-status=usurped |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2000-02-17/features/the-domestic-life-of-a-porn-star/full |archive-date=23 October 2015 |access-date= |website=OC Weekly}} The film won the 2000 AVN Award for being the "Top Selling Release of the Year" of 1999.{{cite magazine|title=2000 AVN Award winners and categories|url=http://avnawards.avn.com/past/winners/2000|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118083959/http://avnawards.avn.com/past/winners/2000|archive-date=January 18, 2014}}
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External links
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