Six Hot Erotic Dancers from 1985
Cast & Crew
- Actors: Jim Kellogg, Reno Black, Donny Chambers, Dave Matthews, Prince Daniel, Michael Mednick
- Producers: Mark Schulze, Patty Mooney and Dixie Louth
- Studio: New & Unique Videos
- VHS Release Date: 1985
- Run Time: 60 minutes
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Where You Can See It
- COMING TO VIMEO SOON
A Girl and Her VHS Camera
THE MAKING OF CALIFORNIA BIG HUNKS is an award-winning mid-length documentary and music-driven time capsule assembled from rare behind-the-scenes VHS footage captured by Patty Mooney during the production of the 1985 cult favorite California Big Hunks.
Back in 1985, director Mark Schulze and writer Patty Mooney set out to create a playful, high-energy dance video showcasing some of California’s most charismatic male exotic dancers. What emerged became an enduring cult classic filled with humor, personality, music, fantasy, and unabashed 1980s exuberance.
But behind the finished video was an unforgettable creative adventure.
THE MAKING OF CALIFORNIA BIG HUNKS pulls back the curtain on the chaos, camaraderie, artistry, and sheer spontaneity behind the production. Shot guerrilla-style on vintage VHS cameras and lovingly restored decades later, the film captures impromptu dance-offs, backstage antics, creative problem-solving, colorful personalities, and the infectious spirit that fueled the original shoot.
Featuring electrifying music by Candace Love, the AI musical partner of Patty Mooney, alongside never-before-seen rare footage from the archives of New & Unique Videos, the film celebrates a uniquely joyful chapter of independent underground video culture in Southern California.
More than a behind-the-scenes documentary, THE MAKING OF CALIFORNIA BIG HUNKS is a celebration of creative freedom, friendship, performance, humor, music, and the enduring power of joy.
Whether revisiting the Hunks or discovering them for the first time, audiences are invited into a vibrant 1980s world where the moves were bold, the hair was big, the music pulsed, and anything felt possible.