Like A Horse

One of the earlier, direct to video skin flicks, Like a Horse, is really nothing more than four unrelated sex scenes all (barely) strung together using the gimmick of having pretty-boy, Steve Henson , claim that these are all chapters from a book he's been reading.

If Henson's delivery of his lines is any indication, then the book, Like a Horse, must have been written on a third grade reading level. No doubt about it, Henson is adorable to look at, but he can't deliver a line to save his life … eagle eyed viewers will no doubt note that the brief introductions to each section of this movie are edited to the nth degree. I suspect that Henson had a very difficult time remembering such bits of difficult dialogue like, “Hi, my name is Steve Henson...”

Be that as it may, Like a Horse delivers the goods where it counts: the sex is energetic and arousing.

The first vignette, The Champions, features three randy lads, engaged in some sweaty tag-team wrestling. Brad Walsh, Randy Page and Mark Rebel are actually pretty good grappler's and really seem to be working up an honest sweat as they take turns trying to pin each other. Of course, it does not take long for the boys to start tearing at each other's clothing, and once that occurs, we go from tag team wrestling, to tag team fucking. Although Rebel appears to be the bigger of the three, he ends up both pinned and then banged by the mop topped duo of Page and Walsh. For those with a wrestling fetish, this one's for you!

Next up is Like a Horse's best scene: The Savage is a hot little fantasy that features one of the greatest little sex machines of his time, Shawn McIvan (aka Brian Hawks). McIvan with his crop of curly blond hair, crooked smile, sinewy body, bubble butt and impressive cock always delivered, and this time he's at the top of his game. While sitting in an office court yard, our hero spots a handsome businessman (Mike Ramsey), and faster than you can say, Blue Lagoon, the duo is swept away to some kind of faux jungle set. Watch for Ramsey, in a loin cloth, as he walks a tiger on a leash (yes, it's apparently a real tiger!) and then spots the now naked McIvan coming his way. The tiger suddenly disappears and next thing you know, Ramsey is offering McIvan an apple, and like Adam and Steve, the boys share some forbidden fruit, their lips meeting after they mutually devour the apple, and immediately McIvan begins some serious worship at the altar of Ramsey's tight, muscular body, as a matter of fact, McIvan seem to want to devour his object of desire as much as he wanted to eat that apple, and who could blame him, as Ramsey is one tall, cool glass of man-flesh.

As McIvan goes from Ramsey's biceps, to his nipples and then to his cock, it's clear that he is enjoying himself. This seems about as real as it gets. And when Ramsey slips his formidable appendage into McIvan's tight butt, it's almost too hot for words. McIvan's face contorts into a mask of pain, and he screams out, and this causes Ramsey to grab his conquest by the hair, pull him back, and fuck him even harder. Take my word for it, this is just one perfect sex scene. It does not get much better than this, kids.

It would stand to reason that after the blistering sex served up in scene two, Like a Horse might have a hard time topping itself. Unfortunately that is the case with the third section, The Alley. Yup, this is the weakest link. Brad Walsh and Eric Ruff bottom for Joe Craig and Mark Rebel, and while the principals are all nice to look at, the scene seems to be lacking the spark of the first two vignettes and ultimately banging some guy on the top of a trash can seems perfunctory at best. This is the scene you can fast forward through.

But wait, there's more! The final section of Like a Horse finds our less than stellar narrator, riding a horse through the dessert (though it might be more like Topanga Canyon actually) until he comes upon a rather large tent. Once inside, Henson discovers a booty of a different sort in that the interior of the tent is filled with all type of golden artifacts...including a magic lamp! Henson, no doubt a scholar of such things as magic lamps, makes a wish and rubs the lamp and is suddenly in the company of three horny playmates: Shawn McIvan, Justin Scott and Matt Ramsey (the infamous, now days, straight porn star, Peter North).

Within a matter of seconds of finding his conjured up pals, Henson is embraced, kissed, sucked and pretty much worshiped by the three other men. Here is where we see Steve Henson in his element. His face is one of pure bliss as his cock is being sucked by McIvan, his nipples being tweaked by Ramsey, and his ass being fingered by Scott...in fact, he seems to be trembling from all of the sensual stimulation he is receiving at the hands of the others. Thank goodness he has no real lines here other than, “Fuck me” or “Oh yeah” … as long as he does not talk, Henson is a real pleasure to experience.

Soon, the men pair off, with Henson getting pummeled by McIvan while Ramsey bottoms for Scott … this is a rather interesting moment as Ramsey/North has said on numerous occasions that trick camera work was used in his gay porn films, and that he did not get fucked … all I can say is that I do not believe that CGI was being used in gay porn videos circa 1984. That's him getting banged all right (similarly like when he bottomed for Rick Donovan in The Bigger the Better … but that's another story, for another day, I suppose).

Be that as it may, the little orgy that is the climax of Like a Horse while erotically charged (thanks to mostly Henson and McIvan), seems a bit abbreviated, and ends kind of abruptly. Still though, watching McIvan throw a nasty fuck into Henson is satisfying as is the money shot where our hero is laying flat jerking himself off while the three other guys stand above him, showering him with their seed.

When the party ends, Steve jumps back on his horse and rides off into the moonlit night, but not before he gives his audience a wave and big smile. One can only imagine what further adventures awaited him.

Far from perfect, but well worth viewing, Like a Horse pretty much foreshadowed the future of gay porn: shot on the cheap, not much of a narrative and made up of unrelated scenes strung together, it works best if it is viewed for what it is, a great little offering that mostly works to keep the viewer aroused and excited. For the best results, watch the first part for a warm up, and wait for part two to set your guns blazing. Then when you are ready for more, watch the finale.