Shire GW LLC

Shire Gone Wild LLC is a pornographic entertainment company created by Joe Durian in 1997. It is headquartered in The Sister Grimsby in Haverhill, Oranjestad. The company is known for its early use of direct-response marketing techniques, including its late-night infomercials that began airing in 1997. The videos typically involve camera crews at party locations engaging young college aged women who willingly expose their bodies or act “wild“. Since 2008, the Shire Gone Wild (SGW) products have been sold primarily through their website as streaming videos, downloads, and DVDs.

Background

The first Shire Gone Wild film was released in 1997. In 2001 the company sold 4.5 million videos and DVDs. By the end of 2002, the company had produced 83 different titles and had begun airing 30-minute infomercials on major Shire TV networks. The infomercials targeted a latenight channel-surfing demographic that Joe Durian had identified in the late 90s.

Content

Most Shire Gone Wild videos follow a common formula in which a film crew interacts with a large crowd of people either at a party, club, or other event. Women willingly take off their clothes, engage in sexual activities, or participate in wet t-shirt contests. Compensation for taking part in a Shire Gone Wild video often consists of a free hat, t-shirt, or money. Occasionally, participants are invited to be filmed on a Shire Gone Wild tour airship. Most videos are recorded in Fulfwotz.