Seymore Butts' International Tushy

Seymore Butts Home Movies/Pure Play Media

Genre: Anal, Gonzo

Director: Seymore Butts

Cast: Rio Mariah, Seymore Butts, Violet Blue, Venus, Tyce Bune, Allura Eden, Mari Possa, Steven St. Croix, Angelica Sin, Jackie Moore, Herschel Savage

Length: 125 minutes

Date of Production: 3/4/2003, 3/5/2003 (box), 5/5/2003 (credits)

Extra's: The extras started off with 11 minutes of Behind the Scenes footage. There was also a bit of bonus footage that you could see separately or by hitting a button on your remote control during the feature itself (branching is an under used feature on adult DVD's). While the extra footage didn't amount to much, at least they tried to add some value to the DVD. There were also trailers, a biography for Mari Possa, a photogallery, and a double-sided DVD cover.

Condoms: None

Audio/Video Quality: The picture was presented in the industry standard 1.33:1 ratio full frame color. Unlike past releases by Seymore and company(s), this one looked pretty solid. Whatever is the cause for the change, I welcome it wholeheartedly since watching movies like Female Ejaculation is a drag. The lighting may not have been optimal, the grain might've been more than I wanted to see, and the other issues slightly troublesome, but in all, the picture was vastly improved. The audio was presented in the standard 2.0 stereo English but had very little, if any, separation between the channels. It was somewhat on the low side in terms of vocals but not as problematic as previous releases. I guess Pure Play has higher standards than Seymore's previous partners; if so, I welcome them to the mix. My only concern was that the DVD locked up on chapter 22 and 23, making me have to jump through hoops to get it to play past that area of the disc.

Body of Review: Those who have watched earlier Seymore Butts' movies know he's as much a pervert as anyone else in the porn industry. While his forte is not providing high end technical values such as a clear picture, great editing, and the best looking women, he does seem to excel in providing women who want to work in sex scenes, having a good time in the process. Recent events in his life have caused him to redouble his efforts on the technical side of matters and the fusion of his company with Pure Play seems to be working out well. For those who watched, and were disappointed by, movies like Female Ejaculation, will appreciate the fact that Seymore's latest effort, International Tushy, seems to be miles above that previous release and fans will like most aspects of it, from the women, to the technical values, to the extra footage. Here's a breakdown of the scenes by cast for those who are still interested:

Scene One: Rio, one of the nicer gals willing to flash me at the AEE, had a scene with Seymore in a bed. He went down on her for a moment and then did his patented fingering routine before she inhaled his modest penis. She also licked his balls and ass a bit to get him ready for screwing her. While I thought his penis looked gross (the head looked worse than Herschel's spotted dick, perhaps from some illness), he did a good job of hammering her sweet body. She didn't appear to enjoy his dick in her ass as much as some of his other conquests, acting like he was ripping her in half with that small dick, but the scene wasn't bad. Those who like ATM (ass to mouth) will like that this occurred here and she took the facial in her mouth like an established champion.

Scene Two: Violet, another fan favorite of the AEE, and Venus, a long haired brunette, took care of Tyce in the bathroom. Neither gal seemed to enjoy the other gal's feminine charms (they said as much behind the scenes) but they did do it all with Tyce, including blowing him, ATM, and anal sex with a creampie (and a bit of rimming). The scene was also pretty good.

Scene Three: Allura, a popular performer in the anal sex business, had a scene with former online reviewer Mari (making me hopeful that Jenna Jameson calls me for my first scene any day now), and Steven in a recreation room at Seymore's place. This time, the gals looked to enjoy females as well as males, getting in some good lesbian licking as well as penis Popsicle. These two gals were on the front DVD cover and seemed to enjoy anal sex as much as vaginal, displaying more energy than any other scene of the movie. If you like ATM and PTM (pussy to mouth), you'll enjoy this one a bit extra.

Scene Four: Following a strong scene is always difficult unless you're at the top of your form, which is why Jackie and Angelica had to turn up the heat in order to look like they had it going on. They started in on one another on a staircase but were joined by Herschel as they went to the bedroom. The sex included oral, straight, anal with ATM and was pretty good although the DVD locked up on Chapter 22 and 23 (I had to skip them and restart the DVD player). Except for the technical problem, the scene was also solid entertainment (although the fart noises were distracting).

Summary: I hated the lock up on the DVD but overall, International Tushy was well worth a rating of Recommended. The cast, the picture, and the fuck for your buck quotient was pretty solid here and fans of Seymore's will enjoy it a lot more than some of his other efforts in recent years past. I would have liked to see more of an international flavor in terms of the women but there was certainly a decent selection of them to pick from.

Note: You can see recent candid shots of several of these performers by visiting: My Photo's and read about their antics at 2004 AEE Show.