Staten Island Sex Cult(1998)

Staten Island Sex Cult is a gay adult film directed by Charles Atlas under the pseudonym Jack Shoot. Shot in a Staten Island brothel, it was conceived as part of a series pairing artists with pornography, though it remained the only installment produced. The film blends absurdist humor with cult-movie references, culminating in a darkly comedic finale where characters vanish leaving only their sneakers behind—a nod to Heaven's Gate, The X Files, and the Versace murder. The inclusion of women in the cast marks an unusual choice for the genre. The film earned a nomination for Best Porn Comedy at the AVN Awards, cementing its status as a deliberately provocative and unconventional work that straddles art cinema and adult entertainment.