Desert Train

Desert Heat or Desert Cinema might be better names. The videography, which had to, and did, win an award, communicates with passion the beauty and heat of both desert and men. You don't need dialogue with this universal language of sex, and there isn't much. Nobody should miss this video unless they only like twinks. The only tie between scenes is desert, a train and California wind turbines. In five scenes, they meet in shady groves, beside cooling streams, in an oasis of palm trees, where their pent up desires bust loose. Jackson Phillips plays a trucker who fucks like a jackhammer. Prowling the railroad tracks, Adriano Marquez leads a dark stranger into an erotic daydream. Eduardo's pissing attracts attention. Desert Train won Best Cinematography (Gay Video Guide Awards; AVN Awards) and also Most Romantic (Probe Awards). With its sexy men, heated sex and memorable desert landscapes, Desert Train is a true classic.

Directed by Bruce Cam, Desert Train leans on a strong ensemble — Xavier DePaula, Jackson Phillips, Adriano Marquez — 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 1996.