Withe the recent explosion of non-sexual and "demi-sexual" wrestling videos on the market, a lot of customers are clamoring for the real thing. In other words, a wrestling video with real sex in it. It certainly doesn't seem too much to ask, does it? Take Down is a lot more than a wrestling fetish movie, though. The story is complex and well-written. It follows frat boy Adam Hart, as he attempts to reconcile his suppressed feelings with a distaste for his openly gay roommate's promiscuity. The roommate is played by Adam Archer, a guy whose work has been getting better and better lately.

Of course, Hart's character can't go anywhere on campus without stumbling upon his buddies paired off and "helping each other out" sexually. There's Joey Morgan and Chris Farrell in the mat room and Bo Summers with Jason Andrews on a patio. Gay sex even invades Hart's dreams, as coach Rick Bolton and lovestud Danny Sommers go at each other and cause Hart to wake up all sweaty and sticky.

The story is charming, if a little retro. In an era of AIDS education and Queer Nationals, few men of college age these days are quite so clue-less as Hart's character about the availability of gay sex. Perhaps setting the story in the 70's or introducing some of these modern elements might make the story more realistic. But for both charming dialogue and tender set-ups for the sexual action, this script is a pleasant throwback.

The camera work and sexual direction of John Trennel (aka John Travis) is back to being top-notch after a string of weak productions. No one knows how to get a butch boy to thrust his butt invitingly in the air quite like Travis. Unfortunately, he seems to either be using cheaper cameras or the tape is being heavily sub-mastered before the duplication process, because the visual quality throughout is rather grainy. There are also some awkward moments of poorly looped dialogue and a soundtrack of rather smarmy music. But as a debut for Hart and a solid lead vehicle for the incredibly handsome and flexible Rick Bolton, you can't ask for much more.