Tom,

Whilst i would agree with aspects of your post, i think you are overly simplifying things.

How many gay men fntasize about seeing Hollywood actors naked? How many gay men (or women) rush to see a movie if their favorite star is in it?

It all total depends on the market being attracted, like the recent BrokeBack Mountain movie, it was, primarily marketed towards the gay community yet, it was embraced a lot more by the straight community.

If you market a movie, actually scrap that, if you market a 'product' to the correct demographic you are going to see positive results in the outcome.

Ultimately, movies are products and, to some extent, the actors and actresses starring in them are what adds product appeal, irrespective of whether or not, imho, they have or havent done 'porn' in the past.

Regards,

Lee