''Naked Fame'' a documentary that follows

Colton Ford Glenn Soukesian (October 12, 1962 – May 19, 2025), known professionally as Colton Ford, was an American singer and pornographic film actor. Ford began his adult film career at age 40, making twelve pornographic videos in 10 months before leavi ...

's transition from the world of gay pornography to that of a mainstream singer. It opened on February 18, 2005, in the

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to mixed critical reviews.

Synopsis

At the age of 40, porn star

decides to leave the industry and pursue his true calling—a singing career. He feels he has the voice, but his "overexposed" past could be the hook that gets him noticed or the hook that yanks him off stage. ''Naked Fame'' follows Colton and his former life-partner, porn star Blake Harper, as they try to ease their way back into the mainstream. The film examines the inner-workings of music industry and documents the emotional struggles involved in the pursuit of one's dreams. It contains footage and interviews from

Chi Chi LaRue Larry David Paciotti (born November 8, 1959) is an American director of pornographic films. He appears as the drag- diva persona Chi Chi LaRue (), and has been credited as director under the names "Lawrence David" and "Taylor Hudson". Caree ...

Bruce Vilanch Bruce Gerald Vilanch (born November 23, 1947) is an American comedy writer, songwriter, and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint on ''Hollywood Squares'', as a celebrity participa ...

, Pepper Mashay and

Lonnie Gordon Lonnie Gordon (born November 8, 1965, Philadelphia) is an American female dance, pop and R&B singer and songwriter. She scored several chart hits during the 1990s, most notably for her 1990 UK top 10 single " Happenin' All Over Again". Earl ...

, and Ford's parents.

Reaction

''Naked Fame'' received mixed reviews from leading movie critics. On

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the film has a score of 50% based on reviews from 8 critics. ''

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'' film critic Kevin Thomas called it "an engaging and forthright documentary" and ''

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'' critic Russell Smith found it to be "a sunny movie full of likable characters" In contrast, Peter L'Official of ''

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'' said "there are many dreadful elements in this chronicle" and David Noh of

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thought the director was "scrambling" with "flimsy material." ''Naked Fame'' grossed $213,621 in the United States.Naked Fame (2004) - Box office
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* * Documentary films about gay male pornography Documentary films about singers 2005 films 2005 documentary films 2005 LGBTQ-related films 2000s English-language films English-language documentary films American LGBTQ-related documentary films {{LGBT-documentary-film-stub