The article about the best movies with real sex scenes but that are not X movies made me wonder which one is the most expensive porn film in the history of this type of production. After all, the usual thing in these cases is not to make a particularly high investment, but there is a film for which a whopping 8 million dollars was spent -although some sources raise the cost to 10 million- and it also coincides that It is an adult parody of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ saga.
The details of Pirates II
The movie in question is ‘Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge’ and it was released in 2008. Don’t be surprised by that two in the title, since it is also the sequel to another pornographic film released three years earlier and that cost 8 times. To give you an even better idea of the magnitude of the title at hand, its predecessor is easily the second or third most expensive adult film of all time…
It is evident that part of the budget went to pay the emoluments of great figures of the X cinema of the moment such as Belladonna, Jesse Jane, Sasha Grey, Jenna Haze, Ben English, Tommy Gunn, Steven St. Croix and Evan Stone, but the real reason was a generous investment in different technical aspects and in the display of visual effects. All this also paid off in the form of artistic recognition, as he received many awards from the adult film industry.
In ‘Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge’ we see how Captain Edward Reynolds and his crew face off again with the pirate Victor Stagnetti, who rises from the dead and joins forces with the Chinese Empress Xifeng to complete his revenge.
It is true that this film pays more attention than usual in adult cinema to the plot, but in the end its main hook is not exactly that, although here it causes the duration of the film goes over two hours, something unusual in this type of productions. Now it is up to you to decide whether to take a look at it or simply remain curious that it is the most expensive pornographic film of all time. And nothing suggests that this will change in the future.
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