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{{film|Pirates|style=infobox}}

'''''Pirates''''' (also known as '''''Pirates XXX''''') is a pornographic film produced by Digital Playground and Adam & Eve. Released in September of 2005, it stars [[Jesse Jane]], [[Carmen Luvana]], [[Janine Lindemulder]], [[Devon (porn star)|Devon]], and [[Jenaveve Jolie]]. The film was directed by Joone and features many references to the mainstream Hollywood film ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''.

The producer stated in an interview that ''Pirates'' was the most expensive pornographic film made to date,<ref>{{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}}</ref> with a reported budget of over US$1 million<ref>{{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}}</ref> and featuring unusually high production values for a pornographic film.

== Plot ==
In 1763, Captain Edward Reynolds 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, believes in him. When they save a young woman named Isabella from drowning, she tells them that her husband's ship has been destroyed by the feared Captain Victor Stagnetti 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.

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 (porn star)|Devon]] as Madelyn
*[[Teagan Presley]] as Christina
*[[Austyn Moore]] as Angelina
*[[Jenaveve Jolie]] as the Pirate Dancer
*Evan Stone as Capt. Edward Reynolds
*Tommy Gunn as Capt. Victor Stagnetti
*Kris Slater as Manuel Valenzuela
*Steven St. Croix as Marco
;'''Also featuring:'''
*Frank Bukkwyd as Oxford
*Brian Surewood	as Gino
*Harry Bali as Priest
*Keethan Hawke as Auctioneer (as Keyser Soze)
*Mando M. as Incan Monk
*[[Charmane Star]] as Wench #1
*[[Trina Michaels]] as Wench #2
*[[Austin Kincaid]] as Wench #3
*Jolie Harris as Wench #4
*Joshua as Old Sea Captain
==Scene Breakdowns==
[[Image:Pirates (scene 4).jpg|290px|thumb|right|Scene 4]]
# Carmen Luvana, Kris Slater
# Jesse Jane, Scott Nails
# Devon, Teagan Presley, Evan Stone
# Jesse Jane, Steven St. Croix
# Carmen Luvana, Jenaveve Jolie
# Austyn Moore, Evan Stone
# Janine, Tommy Gunn
# Carmen Luvana, Jesse Jane
# Carmen Luvana, Kris Slater
# Janine, Jesse Jane

== Production==
The production was shot using high definition digital video cameras and featured over 300 special effects shots.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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,<ref>{{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}}</ref> and a special features disc) priced as high as $70. An R-rated version of the film was released on DVD on July 11, 2006.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Digital Playground also released an Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD, a rarity among adult video releases.

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

== Sequel ==
Evan Stone reported on the extra DVD that there was going to be a sequel. In January 2007 it was reported that a sequel would be produced, directed by Joone and entitled ''[[Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge|Pirates II]]''. A first teaser trailer was presented during the 2007 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In March 2008, Digital Playground announced that the sequel would star [[Belladonna]] along with Jesse Jane, Evan Stone and many other performers from the first movie, and that it would be released in September 2008.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

The second movie was released on September 26, 2008 under the title ''[[Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge]]''.

==Reviews==
RogReviews called it "the most talked about adult movie of the year".<ref name="rog">{{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}}</ref>

The film set a record by winning 11 [[AVN Awards]].

==Awards and nominations==
===AVN Awards, 2006===
{{colbegin}}
* '''''Winner''''': Best Video Feature
* '''''Winner''''': Best Actor - Evan Stone
* '''''Winner''''': Best Actress - Janine Lindemulder
* '''''Winner''''': Best Supporting Actor - Tommy Gunn
* '''''Winner''''': Best Director
* '''''Winner''''': Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Janine Lindemulder, Jesse Jane
* '''''Winner''''': Best High-Definition Production
* '''''Winner''''': Best Special Effects
* '''''Winner''''': Best Music
* '''''Winner''''': Best DVD
* '''''Winner''''': Best On-Line Marketing Campaign
* Nominee: Best Supporting Actor - Steven St. Croix
* Nominee: Best Supporting Actress - Jesse Jane
* Nominee: Best Oral Sex Scene - Jesse Jane, Scott Nails
* Nominee: Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Jesse Jane, Carmen Luvana
* Nominee: Best Non-Sex Performance - Harry Bali
* Nominee: Best Non-Sex Performance - Brian Surewood
* Nominee: Best Screenplay
* Nominee: Best Art Direction
* Nominee: Best Videography
* Nominee: Best Editing
* Nominee: Best DVD Extras
* Nominee: Best DVD Menus
* Nominee: Best Packaging
* Nominee: Best Overall Marketing Campaign
{{colend}}

===AVN Awards, 2007===
* '''''Winner''''': Best Renting Title of the Year
* '''''Winner''''': Best Selling Title of the Year
* Nominee: Best Mainstream Adult Release

===AVN Awards, 2008===
* '''''Winner''''': Top Selling Title of the Year, 2007

===NightMoves, 2005===
* '''''Winner''''': First Choice Award

===NightMoves, 2006===
* '''''Winner''''': Best Feature

===XRCO Awards, 2006===
* '''''Winner''''': Beat Release
* '''''Winner''''': Best Epic

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

==In 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 the episode "Three's Company".

==External links==
* [http://www.piratesxxx.com Official site]
* {{aiwards movie|pirates}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Videos]]
[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Digital Playground videos]]
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