Caballero Home Video

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Caballero Home Video
Founded1974
United States
Headquarters United States
Number of locations
 Canoga Park, California, United States
Website www.caballerovip.com

Caballero Home Video is an American pornographic film studio, based in Canoga Park, California founded by Noel C. Bloom. It was previously known as Caballero Control Corporation. [1] The company was founded in 1974, making it one of the oldest U.S. porn studios still in existence. [2] Caballero (meaning "gentleman" in Spanish) was one of the largest studios during the Golden Age of Porn, [3] and produced several of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed pornographic films of the 1980s and early 1990s. [4] Its dominance of the adult video market saw it called the "General Motors of Porn". [5] Its films starred some of the most successful and best known performers of the period, such as Marilyn Chambers, Seka, Amber Lynn, Stacey Donovan, Ginger Lynn, John Holmes, Joey Silvera, Traci Lords, Nina Hartley, Ron Jeremy and Christy Canyon. [4] [6] Previous company Presidents include Al Bloom. [7] [8] Throughout the 1980s it was awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages due to its films being illegally pirated. [3] It also acquired the U.S. rights to rival studio Cal Vista's entire catalogue of more than 150 films. [9] Caballero is a contributor to the Free Speech Coalition. [10]

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Ben and Jerry's Lawsuit

In September 2012 Vermont-based ice cream maker Ben and Jerry's filed a lawsuit against Caballero for copyright infringement. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Manhattan on September 5, and claims that the sale of 10 “exploitative, hardcore pornographic” movies in Caballero's "Ben & Cherry’s" line harms the reputation of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.’s by linking it with pornography.

The lawsuit was settled on July 29, 2013, with Caballero agreeing not to sell products that make reference to Ben & Jerry's products. [11]

Films

Caballero was responsible for many of the classic films of the "Golden Age of Porn". Some of these films are listed below.

Insatiable

Insatiable is a classic pornographic movie released in 1980, at the close of the era of 'porn chic' in the US. It starred Marilyn Chambers and was directed by Stu Segall (credited as "Godfrey Daniels"). It was followed by a sequel, Insatiable II.

Traci, I Love You

Traci, I Love You was Traci Lords' final adult film, in addition to being the only of her films to be made after her 18th birthday. It was produced in Cannes, France, two days after her 18th birthday, making it the only one of her credited titles legally available in the United States, due to child pornography laws. This movie has provided another aspect of controversy to Lords' life. It was the third and final film by her eponymous production company. She subsequently sold her rights to the film.

Awards

The following is a selection of some of the major awards Caballero films have won:

Notes

  1. ↑ Jennings, p.180
  2. ↑ caballerovip.com
  3. 1 2 Jennings, p.125
  4. 1 2 Steve Javors (2007-08-01). "CaballeroClassics Site Goes Live". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  5. ↑ Jennings, p.232
  6. ↑ Ariana Rodriguez (2009-03-09). "Caballero Video Launches Affiliate Program". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  7. ↑ Jennings, p.194
  8. ↑ Morris, Edward (20 December 1986). Billboard magazine Vol. 98, No. 51. Nielsen Business Media. p. 48. ISSN   0006-2510.
  9. ↑ Jennings, p.226
  10. ↑ "FSC GETS BIG ASSIST IN 2257 FIGHT". freespeechcoalition.com. 2004-12-23. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  11. ↑ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-porn-ben-jerrys-20130730-story.html
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AVN Awards Past Winners". AVN . Retrieved 2009-05-05.

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