John Travis

Biography

John Travis was an American gay pornographic film director and former movie studio owner whose career began in the early 1970s in San Francisco with 8mm loops. He began directing for Falcon Entertainment, Brentwood Studios, Huge Video and Catalina Video. He formed Studio 2000 in 1992 with producer Scott Masters. Travis is best known for discovering and grooming Jeff Stryker, a popular and widely recognized gay adult performer.

Most Famous Work

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Nights in Eden

(1995) Director

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Madness & Method

(1992) Director

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Full Load: Maximum Oversize

(1988) Writer

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In Hot Pursuit

(1987) Writer

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Powertool

(1986) Writer

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Bigger Than Life

(1987) Director of Photography

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Idol Eyes

(1990) Editor

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My Best Buddy

(1988) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2015	Self (voice) (as Jim Hodges)	Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story 2015-05-30 Movie
1992	N/A	Madness & Method 1992-07-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Director	Copped 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Director	Shooting Stars: Banging the Boys 2005-11-01 Movie
	Director	Mount Me 2005-08-01 Movie
2004	Director	Gored 2004-07-06 Movie
	Director	Bedtime Stories III 2004-04-16 Movie
	Director	Driven 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Director	Stiff as a Board 2003-09-01 Movie
	Director	Bedtime Stories 2: Book of Dreams 2003-05-10 Movie
	Director	Bedtime Stories 3 2003-03-10 Movie
	Director	Pre-Condom Mania 2003-01-01 Movie
	Director	Young Cum Pumpers 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Director	Bedtime Stories 1 2002-11-06 Movie
	Director	Pistons: It's A Man's World 2002-05-01 Movie
	Director	Spanish Uprising 2002-02-12 Movie
	Director	Whatever You Say, Sir! 2002-02-01 Movie
	Director	The Size of It 2002-01-15 Movie
	Director	Pre-Condom Mania 2002-01-01 Movie
2001	Director	Mavericks 2 2001-10-18 Movie
	Director	Barcelona Bound 2001-09-01 Movie
2000	Director	Sextrap 2000-08-10 Movie
	Director	Wild and Wet 2000-06-10 Movie
	Director	Perfect Stranger 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	Director	West Hollywood Hope 1999-02-01 Movie
	Director	Czech Point 1999-01-01 Movie
	Director	Trust Me 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Director	Billy 2000: Billy Goes Hollywood 1998-09-01 Movie
	Director	Uncle Jack 1998-09-01 Movie
1997	Director	Dark Side of the Moon 1997-01-10 Movie
	Director	Underground 1997-01-01 Movie
	Director	One Hot Summer 1997-01-01 Movie
	Director	Tailspin 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Director	Playing To Win 1996-05-01 Movie
	Director	Forced Entry 1996-04-18 Movie
	Director	In Man's Country 1996-02-15 Movie
	Director	Riptide! 1996-01-04 Movie
	Director	Trying It on for Size 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Director	Power Trip 1995-07-01 Movie
	Director	JS Big Time 1995-01-01 Movie
	Director	Seamen First Class 1995-01-01 Movie
	Director	Fox's Lair 1995-01-01 Movie
	Director	Mavericks 1995-01-01 Movie
	Director	Nights in Eden 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Director	Ready for It 1994-04-08 Movie
	Director	Driven to It 1994-01-01 Movie
	Director	His Big Brother 1994-01-01 Movie
	Director	Raw Hide 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Director	Hart Throb 1993-04-01 Movie
	Director	Grease Guns 1993-01-01 Movie
	Director	On The Rise 1993-01-01 Movie
	Director	Somebody is Watching 1993-01-01 Movie
	Director	A Few Fresh Men 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Director	Madness & Method 1992-07-01 Movie
	Director	"10" Plus 1992-01-01 Movie
	Director	Take Down 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	Director	The Best of Jeff Stryker 1991-01-01 Movie
	Director	Busted 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	On the Rocks 1990-01-01 Movie
	Director	Foxhole 1990-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Best of Mike Henson 1990-01-01 Movie
	Director	Hard Steal 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Director	Two Handfuls 2 1989-12-16 Movie
	Director	The Best of John Davenport 1989-09-22 Movie
	Director	Powerline 1989-01-01 Movie
	Director	Undercover 1989-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Look 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Director	Bulge: Mass Appeal 1988-06-01 Movie
	Director	Full Load: Maximum Oversize 1988-01-01 Movie
	Director	My Best Buddy 1988-01-01 Movie
	Director	They Grow 'em Big 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Director	In Hot Pursuit 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Director	Powertool 1986-07-03 Movie
	Director	Two Handfuls 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Director	The Other Side of Aspen II 1985-01-01 Movie
	Director	Rock Hard 1 The Ultimate Masturbation Experience 1985-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Switch Is On 1985-01-01 Movie
	Director	Night Flight 1985-01-01 Movie
	Director	Spring Training 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	Big & Thick 1984-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Hard Way 1984-01-01 Movie
1982	Director	Hungry Hole 1982-01-01 Movie
	Director	Blue Streak 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Director	Eureka Bound 1981-01-01 Movie
	Director	Don't Fight It, Kid 1981-01-01 Movie
	Director	Breakdown 1981-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Best of Brentwood 1 1981-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Writer	Copped 2006-01-01 Movie
1994	Writer	Ready for It 1994-04-08 Movie
1989	Writer	Powerline 1989-01-01 Movie
	Writer	Undercover 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Writer	Bulge: Mass Appeal 1988-06-01 Movie
	Writer	Full Load: Maximum Oversize 1988-01-01 Movie
	Writer	My Best Buddy 1988-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	They Grow 'em Big 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Writer	In Hot Pursuit 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Writer	Powertool 1986-07-03 Movie
1985	Writer	The Other Side of Aspen II 1985-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2005	Executive Producer	Mount Me 2005-08-01 Movie
2003	Publicist	Stiff as a Board 2003-09-01 Movie
	Production Supervisor	Mann Down: A Body to Die for 3 2003-01-01 Movie
2001	Producer	Barcelona Bound 2001-09-01 Movie
1997	Producer	A Body To Die For: A Weekend Murder Mystery 1997-03-01 Movie
	Producer	Cop Out 1997-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Private Members 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Producer	The Diary 1996-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Cram Course: Sex Ed 3 1996-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Staff 1996-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Uniform Code: Sex Ed 4 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Producer	Quick Study: Sex Ed 1 1995-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Travelin' Wild 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Producer	His Big Brother 1994-01-01 Movie
1990	Producer	On the Rocks 1990-01-01 Movie
1988	Producer	Bulge: Mass Appeal 1988-06-01 Movie
	Producer	Full Load: Maximum Oversize 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Producer	In Hot Pursuit 1987-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Supervisor of Production Resources	Cuffed! 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Supervisor of Production Resources	Cadet 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Supervisor of Production Resources	A Body To Die For: A Weekend Murder Mystery 1997-03-01 Movie
1993	Cinematography	Grease Guns 1993-01-01 Movie
	Cinematography	On The Rise 1993-01-01 Movie
1991	Cinematography	Score 10 1991-01-01 Movie
1988	Cinematography	They Grow 'em Big 1988-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1998	Supervising Editor	Uncle Jack 1998-09-01 Movie
1990	Editor	Idol Eyes 1990-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1994	Director of Photography	His Big Brother 1994-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Driven to It 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Camera Operator	Somebody is Watching 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Director of Photography	Take Down 1992-01-01 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	Idol Eyes 1990-01-01 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	Bulge: Mass Appeal 1988-06-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Full Load: Maximum Oversize 1988-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	My Best Buddy 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Bigger Than Life 1987-03-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	In Hot Pursuit 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Powertool 1986-07-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv