Category: COSCO Studios

directed by: Fred Halsted (1978)
Starring: Chuck Grady, Dan Pace (aka Rocky Genero), Don Edwards, Steve Warren (AKA Johnny Harden), Mike Morris, Dave Daniels

a collection of “loops” filmed by Fred Halsted around the same time as Pieces of Eight (one loop, Desert Fox with Mike Morris & Dave Daniels is actually in both videos), and put together in this collection. The other loops are California Lineman 1 & 2 and Legend of Big Meat – a Steve Warren (AKA Johnny Harden) solo. I find it interesting that in this trailer, they show neither Johnny Harden nor Mike Morris, who were certainly bigger names at the time (and since) than Dan Pace, and certainly skinny Chuck Grady and balding (and hot) Don Edwards who never appeared in any other films.

and then check out the box cover art from HIS VIDEO:

quite common at the time, but exceedingly annoying nonetheless, was the habit of putting models on the box covers who weren’t in the video! the front cover, who the f*ck is that? I don’t care, and I am in fact glad he’s not in this video – but if I did like that type, I’d be disappointed to not find him there. The back cover? That’s super hot Jason Steele’s back – who is nowhere in sight in this video (look at the front cover box for HIS Video’s release of Joe Gage’s Kansas City Trucking Co. – again, Jason Steele! who’s not in that film either!) really really annoying.

note: The 4 loops only total about 40 minutes running time, so the HIS Video version has added in trailers for:Pleasure Beach, FALCONHEAD II, Caribbean Cruising, and Kenneth Holloway’s The Spirit Is Willing to the tape. The earlier video release by COSCO/ VCA has trailers for The Boys of Venice, Morning, Noon & Night, Jocks, Kip Noll & the Westside Boys, and Bad Bad Boys

Director: Fred Halsted (1978)

released in 1978 as an 8MM film and a glossy magazine, Desert Fox was made by Halsted after he and Mike Morris worked together on Joe Gage’s El Paso Wrecking Corp. in 1977. Halsted had formed a production company, Cosco Studios, with his partner Joey Yale in the mid 1970’s, and by this time were in full swing with 8MM films and magazines you could order through mail order in the back of many of our favorite magazines at the time – Honcho, In Touch, and others. As far as I can tell, this is one of only 3 films Mike Morris ever made – the 3rd being a COLT film, Summit Meeting, made with Paul Storr – you can also see the pair in the COLT magazine, MANPOWER! #8.

Click one of the pics to view the movie trailer (you know that if you view the clip in the browser, you can “right click” and view it FULL SCREEN, right?), or here if you want to download and save for later.

EDIT: how did I not include DAVE DANIELS as Mike’s awesome co-star?