Pirates (2005 film)

Infobox Film
name = Pirates


caption = DVD cover
imdb_rating =
director = Joone
producer = Samantha Lewis
Joone
starring = Jesse Jane
Carmen Luvana
Janine
Teagan Presley
Devon
Jenaveve Jolie
Evan Stone
released = 2005
cinematography = Joone
editing = Joey Pulgadas
runtime = 129 min
language = English
budget = $ 1,000,000
amg_id = 1:349593
imdb_id = 0477457

"Pirates" (also known as "Pirates XXX") is a 2005 pornographic film produced by Digital Playground and Adam & Eve. It stars Jesse Jane, Carmen Luvana, Janine Lindemulder, Devon, Jenaveve Jolie, and Evan Stone. The film was directed by Joone and features many references to the 2003 film "".

The producer stated in an interview that "Pirates" was the most expensive pornographic film made to date, [cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/51263|title=Porn: XXX Blue, Spending Green|accessdate=2007-09-18|author=Daniel McGinn|date=2005-11-28|publisher=Newsweek] with a reported budget of over 1 million U.S. dollars [cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117929120.html?categoryID=38&cs=1|title='Pirates' pic unbuckled|accessdate=2007-09-19|coauthors=Talia Ron, Dana Harris|date=2005-09-14|publisher=Variety] and featuring unusually high production values for a pornographic film.

Plot

In 1763, Captain Edward Reynolds (Evan Stone) is hunting pirates, or at least trying to do so. He does not consider himself a great commander, and neither do most of his crew. Only his first officer, Jules (Jesse Jane), believes in him. When they save a young woman named Isabella (Carmen Luvana) from drowning, she tells them that her husband's ship has been destroyed by the feared Captain Victor Stagnetti (Tommy Gunn) and his crew of cutthroat pirates.

Reynolds and his crew go hunting for Stagnetti, who tries to find a map that leads to a powerful secret on an island somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. Stagnetti finds the secret "staff" unlocked by Isabella's husband Manuel (Kris Slater).

After the crew escapes the spawn of darkness summoned by Stagnetti, their ship engages Stagnetti's in battle, ending Stagnetti's reign as a pirate.

Cast

*Jesse Jane as Jules
*Carmen Luvana as Isabella
*Janine Lindemulder as Serena
*Devon as Madelyn
*Teagan Presley as Christina
*Evan Stone as Captain Edward Reynolds
*Tommy Gunn as Captain Eric Victor Stagnetti
*Kris Slater as Manuel Valenzuela
*Austyn Moore as Angelina
*Jenaveve Jolie as the Pirate Dancer
*Steven St. Croix as Marco
*Nhan as Wu Chow

Production details

The production was shot using high definition digital video cameras and featured over 300 special effects shots. [cite web|url=http://xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=17246&mi=all&q=pirates|title='PIRATES' Opens Pennsylvania Film Festival|accessdate=2007-08-02|author=Steve Javors|date=2006-09-21|publisher=XBiz.com] It also included an original music score, later released on a separate Soundtrack CD, and was mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Some scenes were shot on a real life sailing ship, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based replica of the "HMS Bounty". [cite web|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=9ae25acb-0c49-4c5b-849e-a0e0799902f6&k=93702|title =Scandal-ridden Tall Ships arrive in Halifax harbour|accessdate=2007-12-21|author=Charles Mandel|date=2007-07-13|publisher=National Post] The owners of the ship were not aware of the true nature of the film as they were advised that the film being made was a "Disney-type pirate film for families." [cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca|title = Famed ship sails in skin flick|accessdate=2007-12-10|date=2007-05-14|publisher=Halifax Chronicle-Herald|archiveurl=http://www.adultfyi.com/read.php?ID=16467|archivedate=2007-05-14]

The film was initially released as a three-disc DVD set (the movie on a standard video DVD, the movie again in a high definition Windows Media format [cite web|url=http://www.hdtvtotal.com/module-pagesetter-viewpub-tid-1-pid-775.html|title=Pirates XXX WMV-HD-DVD|accessdate=2007-10-17|author=Michael Blacky Ritter|date=2006-02-05|publisher=HDTVTotal.com] , and a special features disc) priced as high as US$70. A cut, R-rated version of the film was released on DVD on July 11 2006. [cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/709/709672p1.html|title=Adult Film Pirates Sails Home With R Rating|accessdate=2007-08-02|author=David McCutcheon|date=2006-05-23|publisher=IGN.com] Digital Playground also released an Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD, a rarity among adult video releases.

Pirates is also being released on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD as one of the first high-definition adult releases on an optical disc format.

Evan Stone reported on the extra DVD that there was going to be a sequel in which he would become a pirate (which turned out not to be the case). In January 2007 it was reported that a sequel will be produced, directed by Joone and entitled "Pirates II". A first teaser trailer [ [http://www.digitalplayground.com/mov/pirates2teaser.php Digital Playground's Pirates 2 Teaser ] ] was presented during the 2007 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. [cite web|url=http://xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=19387&mi=all&q=pirates|title=Digital Playground Releases 'PIRATES II' Teaser|accessdate=2007-08-02|author=Bob Preston|date=2007-01-31|publisher=XBiz.com]

In March 2008, Digital Playground announced that the sequel would star Belladonna along with Jesse Jane, Evan Stone and many characters from the first movie, and that it would be released in September 2008. Riley Steele, Shay Jordan and Gabriella Fox will star in the film as well, and this is Fox's first major adult movie. [cite web|url=http://www.piratesxxx.com=|title=DIGITAL PLAYGROUND ANNOUNCES BELLADONNA TO STAR IN "PIRATES II: STAGNETTI'S REVENGE"|accessdate=2008-05-31|author=Digital Playground|date=2008-03-06]

The second movie was released on September 26th, 2008.

Reviews

RogReviews called it "the most talked about adult movie of the year".cite web | url=http://www.rogreviews.com/reviews/read_review.asp?sku=3748 | title=DVD Review Pirates | accessdate=2007-08-02 | year=2005 | month=July | publisher=RogReviews.com | language=English]

Awards

AVN Awards: (record of 11 awards)
*Best Video Feature
*Best DVD
*Best Director - Video (Joone)
*Best Actress - Video (Janine)
*Best High-Definition Production
*Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (Janine and Jesse Jane)
*Best Special Effects
*Best Actor - Video (Evan Stone)
*Best Music
*Best Supporting Actor - Video (Tommy Gunn)
*Best On-Line Marketing Campaign

XRCO awards:
*Best Release (2005)
*Epic (2005)

Adult DVD Empire Awards:
*2005 Editor's Choice
*2005 Best Overall DVD
*2005 Best DVD Menu Design
*2005 Best DVD Video Quality
*2005 Best DVD Audio Quality
*2005 Viewer's Choice

Popular Culture

In the HBO television series "Entourage" a poster for "Pirates" can be seen in an X-rated store visited by the boys during episode 6 of season 3, "Three's Company".

Notes

External links

* [http://www.piratesxxx.com Official site]
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