John Rutherford

Biography

John Rutherford Multi-award winning producer/director John Rutherford, President and Creative Director of COLT Studio Group, has produced over 350+ man-on-man films in his career. The look of his films is unmistakable and has garnered him multiple awards and accolades, including a lifetime achievement award from AVN in 2001, the Hall of Fame award from the Grabby's in 2002 and another lifetime achievement award from the Free Speech Coalition in 2006 as well as winning numerous awards over the years as well as Best Director 5 times from the annual GayVN Awards Show. After nearly 15 years at the Falcon Family of Companies Rutherford resigned in June of 2003 and subsequently announced his acquisition of COLT Studio Group. To date, he has produced and directed over a dozen features so far for the John Rutherford Feature brand for the COLT Studio Group. Taking the helm from famed photographer Jim French in 2003 meant bridging the (at the time) 37-year history of COLT Studio with the constantly changing dynamics of the industry today. "I want to continue the legacy of what Jim created while blending it seamlessly with the continuing evolution of COLT Studio," says Ruth…

Directed

1. BuckleRoos (2004) — Director
2. Manhandlers (1997) — Director
3. Big River (1995) — Director
4. No Way Out (1999) — Director
5. The Other Side of Aspen IV: The Rescue (1995) — Director
6. Driven: No Turning Back (1996) — Director
7. Heatwave (1997) — Director
8. Betrayed (1998) — Director
9. The Chosen (1997) — Director
10. Stripped: The Code of Conduct (1996) — Director
11. The Other Side of Aspen V (2001) — Director
12. The Other Side of Aspen III: Snowbound (1995) — Director
13. Sting: A Taste For Leather (1999) — Director
14. Download (1995) — Director
15. Out of Athens (2000) — Director
16. Out of Athens 2 (2000) — Director
17. The Big Score (1995) — Director
18. Ripe for Harvest (1996) — Director
19. High Tide (1997) — Director
20. Foul Play (1994) — Director
21. Possession (1995) — Director
22. Built Tough (1995) — Director
23. Big N' Plenty (2004) — Director
24. Absolute Arid (1999) — Director
25. Current Affairs (1997) — Director
26. Deep South: The Big and the Easy (2003) — Director
27. Deep South: The Big and the Easy 2 (2003) — Director
28. The Renegade (1995) — Director
29. Fever (1998) — Director
30. In Deep: Miles to Go (1999) — Director
31. Basic Plumbing 2 (1998) — Director
32. Red Alert (1998) — Director
33. Hot Wired: Viewer's Choice (1999) — Director
34. Hardline (1997) — Director
35. Absolute Aqua (1999) — Director
36. Deliverance: Code of Conduct 2 (1996) — Director
37. By Invitation Only (1994) — Director
38. The Crush (2000) — Director
39. This End Up (1994) — Director
40. Full Package (1995) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story (2015) — Self
2. eXposed: The Making of a Legend (2005)
3. Power Erotic (2014) — Self