1 Night in Paris

1 Night in Paris
Directed by Rick Salomon
Produced by Rick Salomon
Starring Paris Hilton
Rick Salomon
Cinematography Rick Salomon
Distributed by Red Light District Video
Release date
  • June 15, 2004 (2004-06-15)
Running time
 62 minutes
Country United States
Language English

1 Night in Paris is a 2004 pornographic video directed by Rick Salomon. Promoted by Kevin Blatt,[1] its depicts Paris Hilton having sexual intercourse in 2001 with Salomon. Not originally intended for release,[2] it was filmed primarily with a single, stationary, tripod-mounted camera using "night vision". However, a handful of scenes were filmed indoors without night vision.

Release

The video was released by Salomon shortly before Hilton's TV series The Simple Life debuted, causing a media sensation. When Hilton stated publicly that she was "out of it", didn't know what she was doing during the taping of the video and did not approve its public release, Salomon sued Hilton for defamation. Hilton then countersued Salomon over the release of the tape, settling out of court in July 2005. According to reports, Hilton was awarded as much as $400,000 and planned to donate a percentage to charity.[3]

In a 2006 interview with the British edition of GQ magazine, Hilton stated: "I never received a dime from the video. It's just dirty money and (Salomon) should give it all to some charity for the sexually abused or something. To be honest, I don't even think about it any more."[4]

The video received the AVN Awards in 2005 for "Best Selling Title of the Year", "Best Renting Title of the Year" and "Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project". The DVD titled 1 Night in Paris is distributed by Red Light District, a production company that produces and distributes pornographic videos. The rights to the video has since been purchased by Vivid Entertainment.[5]

Accolades

  • 2005 AVN Award - Best Overall Marketing Campaign, Individual Project[6]
  • 2005 AVN Award - Best Renting Title of the Year[6]
  • 2005 AVN Award - Best Selling Title of the Year[6]
  • 2008 F.A.M.E. Award - Favorite Celebrity Sex Tape[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ David Kushner (Nov 13, 2009). "Say Hello to Kevin Blatt, Hollywood's Sex-Tape Broker". New York Magazine.
  2. ↑ "Paris Hilton on sex tape: 'I'll never be able to erase it'". cnn.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Serpe, Gina (January 30, 2007). "Paris Sues to Cover Exposure". E! Online. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
  4. ↑ Morgan, Piers (September 1, 2006). "When Piers met Paris". GQ. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ Entertainment, Vivid (April 1, 2010). "Night In Paris Hilton". Vivid. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "2005 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced". AVN. January 8, 2005. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Peter Warren (June 7, 2008). "2008 F.A.M.E. Winners Announced at Erotica LA". AVN. Retrieved May 24, 2015.

Further reading

  • Thomas Fahy: One Night in Paris (Hilton): Wealth, Celebrity, and the Politics of Humiliation, In: Ann C. Hall and Mardia J. Bishop (Ed.): Pop-Porn. Pornography in American Culture, Praeger 2007, ISBN 978-0-275-99920-9, p. 75-98
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