Centurions of Rome
Centurions of Rome is legendary because it was bankrolled by a men who did a Brink's job. The cast was paid in coke and hundred dollar bills. When the Brink's robber was eventually caught, the movie became the unwitting property of the stodgy insurance company, Lloyds of London. Centurions of Rome is unique in many ways. It was made by John Christopher (the late Chris Covino), a gay guy who generally directed straight porn, and filmed by Larry Revene, a straight guy who photographed most of New York's big hardcore hits from the late 1970s and early 1980s. It's also the last all-male film starring a George Payne before he went into his full-tilt psycho, straight S&M Avon Productions roles. Bearded and muscular, George looks every bit the cartoon he-man required for the role. Centurions of Rome is a western omelette of lyrical but graphic homosexual fucking and sucking, theatrical B&D showcasing George in chains, Pink Narcissus-like costumed beefcake, and homosexual orgies with females present. Caligula was playing at the time Centurions came out, and there's more than a few riffs in that direction, including the infamous scene where George fists Caligula. The cranky all-around junkie David Morris, who mostly played in straight movies, got fucked as a bottom in the orgy scene. He recalled that "I got a day's work. It was shot in a swing club up in the seventies. "I don't have to tell you what that set was like. It was twenty degrees out and George Payne was walking in and out without a coat, not feeling a thing." George later bitched that he caught tetanus from the irons around his wrists. He recalled the exteriors being shot upstate New York. Centurions of Rome is so velour that it will entertain afficionados of both gay and straight hardcore, and it's essential viewing for George's many fans. From the Pre-condom days!
Note: Centurions of Rome is a vintage film and the quality of the original recording reflects this.
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