Throwback Thursday: A Remembrance by Co-Directors Cram & Grip Johnson

June 9, 2016
HOLLY-KINGSTOWN

Those "Mandinka Parties" Were the Hot Ticket on Everyone's Social Calendar!

I ran across this bit of cuckold/group sex/interracial fun and had to go check in with famed directors Cram and Grip Johnson of the now-defunct Chatsworth Pictures to see what they remember about those movies from 2008, if anything.

“The Kitty scene in 'Mandinka Parties 2' was pretty outrageous. She played an Asian woman from a small village who is brought to the U.S. as a mail order bride by a white man whom her family swore would provide for her lavishly. Unfortunately, he just wants a woman to clean his house and fuck black men while deriding him. Her hate for him is real, which he loves, but things get complicated when she not only attacks his shortcomings, but inadvertently insults the black men fucking her because she ignorantly believes he owns them. Kitty had a remarkably dirty mouth and just nailed the role. It’s fun to see people cut loose. Kyle’s always a great improviser and conveys the nervous energy that sells the situation no matter how ridiculous. Jon Jon never cared about our creative ambitions, only banging the girl. DSnoop was new and had natural dramatic flair. Byron Long, a vet of JM’s 'White Trash Whore' series, was an honor to shoot. Sometimes, he’d be so baked, he’d fall asleep during sex and keep on fucking! That was just awesome to witness for myself. 'Mandinka Parties 2' also starred Amber Rayne, whose sharp tongue quickly made her a fave for all our cuckold-themed movies.” – Grip Johnson.

“'Mandinka Parties' was always about what you get someone who already has everything – especially if that person is a trophy wife. A group of black men is not something most women would get for themselves. It’s quite the thoughtful gift.” – Cram Johnson

“These scenes were always tricky to set up because you had to make sure everyone was on the same page with the satire, which was often ruthless. The cuckold fetish is inherently controversial for a variety of reasons so it makes for terrific satire material. We walked a fine line between poking fun at our audience and respecting their need to jack-off because it was porn and its primary purpose as such was to get people off . . . and afford Cram and I weekly lobster dinners with Charlie Sheen. Luckily, we always found performers who shared our twisted sense of humor . . . or liked lobster dinners too, I don’t know.” – Grip Johnson.