On Fire!

ON FIRE!, the new DVD from Jet Set Men, accomplishes the almost impossible task of creating a believably realistic background of firefighting, its training and day-to-day activities, as a setting for a gay sexual fantasy. Outside of sports, firefighting is the last profession that demands truly physically fit men. Co-directors Chris Steele and Chad Donovan depict the firefighters' real world and superimpose a gay male fantasy on top of it, one in which all the firemen are muscular studs, well-hung and “on fire” - eager to have hot sex with one another. As the film begins, we see guys from the Jet Set Township Fire Department - young men in training, working out on a hillside, rolling hoses, jogging down the road, getting both the encouragement and discipline of their superiors. The combination of young recruits and their more seasoned superiors create a realistic atmosphere. Footage from actual fire scenes are interspersed with the new to set the stage for the action to come.

Directed by Chad Donovan, Chris Steele, On Fire! leans on a strong ensemble — Aaron James, Braxton Bond, C.J. Madison — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2007.