1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story
Women’s orifices have long been used as vessels through which world records can be achieved. In 1999, the documentary Sex: The Annabel Chong Story chronicled its title subject’s world record-breaking sexual experiment (or “gangbang”), in which she had sex with over 250 men. Since then, a rising number of young women have turned to sex work, specifically OnlyFans, amid the economic turmoil of late-stage capitalism. Bonnie Blue is one such woman, and the subject of 1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story. Having had sex with 1057 men over 12 hours, Blue set a new gangbang record.
The performer is documented globe-hopping from shoots to PR meetings. This is interspersed with footage of her having sex, many of these acts involving men slapping her and pulling her hair. Violence against women is routinely normalised by the pornographic industry; it isn’t enough for Blue’s body to be used for sexual gratification – it must become a receptacle for pain infliction, too. However, this is something that the documentary doesn’t address in any meaningful way.
Blue caters entirely to the male gaze, describing herself as a spittoon of sorts for bodily fluids. Male pleasure is at the centre of her work; she constantly puts down other women in what can best be described as “pick-me” behaviour. However, the film fails to challenge the patriarchal culture that led to Blue seeing herself as a canvas for male aggression. Instead, there’s a focus on the hate and death threats that the performer has received. By framing it in this way, as opposed to the wider context of misogyny and the sexualisation of women’s debasement, the documentary does a disservice to the subject. Though the filmmakers do not shy away from the less glamorous aspects of Blue’s work, showing her surrounded by thousands of used condoms post-stunt, it’s frustratingly superficial. The audience is left with no clear answers as to what propels her.
One surprising revelation is that Blue’s parents are on her payroll. Her mother boasts that anyone would “get their bits out” to earn millions. The inclusion of this is, to the filmmakers’ credit, a shockingly honest admission.
But for those expecting any insight into Blue’s motivations, 1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story is likely to be a disappointment. Ultimately a missed opportunity, it fails to interrogate the extremes adult performers feel they have to put themselves through.
Antonia Georgiou
1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story is released on 29th July 2025.
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