7 of the Most Expensive Porn Films ever Produced
If you’re anything the kids in Superbad you are interested in the quality of your porn. Is it too much to ask for some production value or plot development? Actually it is. Too many people have low standards for their porn so there isn’t enough demand for the entire industry to supply any additional quality. Notice I said the entire industry. There are a few brave souls with deep pockets who think its worth going the extra mile to make something above and beyond expectations. It also raises the question of how else they could be spending that money.
Flashpoint:

Budget: $220,000
What that could have bought: 473 complete sets(31 disks) of Now That’s What I Call Music
Flashpoint X took its theme from the movie Backdraft. I didn’t think the movie was ever that popular and I have no idea how someone made the connection between a fire fighter drama and a porn but it worked. It featured Jenna Jamison in her prime and a few other rising stars. Thanks to the budget it boasts some impressive pyrotechnics. I’m guessing there is a fire and scantily clad women wearing no fire proof clothing put it out then celebrate by getting down.
Manhunters:

Budget: $250,000
What that could have bought: 5,000 Great American Challenge Dildos
Manhunters follows four female bounty hunters who are out looking for bad guys. That’s about it. I’m not sure if they sleep with bad guys once they catch them or just stick to making out with random people they meet in their travels. It is considered very high quality for its genre. The production and acting were well above average. I love how having a semi decent plot puts you in the cream of the crop of pornos. It was nominated for a total of 17 AVN awards. Those are porn awards. Kind of like what Brian won in that Family Guy episode.
Fashionistas:

Budget: $500,000
What that could have bought: 6,896 Black Mink Fur Coats
The production crew went all out for this one. They didn’t skimp on anything. The filming and look of the film was on par with most Hollywood blockbusters. They also had some incredible costumes to add to the effect. This wasn’t your average porn. I have no idea what it is about. My guess is it focuses on a group of performers like Cirque du Solei. Then, whenever they aren’t on stage they are having some high production quality sex with each other. Also the one lady reminds me of the blue singer chick from The Fifth Element.
Pirates:

Budget: $1,000,000
What it could have bought: 28 Custom Built Yankee Star Sail Boats
Pirates is one of the most talked about porns ever made. It reaped the benefits of the huge success of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. It had a superstar cast and spared no expense. It isn’t just a porn, it’s a spectacle. There were more than 300 special effects that helped give it a real Michael Bay movie feel. It’s also one of the pornos to have its own original music score. Wait, what? Yes, contrary from popular, read my, belief not all the music used in any porns had been produced in the 70s. I would have loved to be in the room when they approached a composer and told them what kind of movie they were making. The whole thing was a huge hit and was well worth the money.
Uninhibited:
Budget: $1,200,000
What it could have bought: 42,328 Ultra Vibro T vibrators
A detectives partner is killed and is forced to work with, get this, Detective Jugginson to help solve the case. There are two crime families who are suspected to be involved and they need to investigate each one. While they aren’t having sex with each other they are sneaking around the families estates. Each estate seems to have quite a lot of naked women wandering about. If this had cost any less I wouldn’t be surprised if it was all the same extras at both estates. I don’t know if Detective Gunn and Jugginson ever find the murderer but they have a lot of sex in the attempt. And it’s really about the journey not the destination.
Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge:

Budget: $8,000,000
What it could have bought: 500,000 bottles of Captain Morgan rum
Anytime something like Pirates is successful there is going to be a sequel. Since Pirates was one of the best selling pornos ever produced they had some extra money to throw at the next one. It never got the same praise that the original did which is similar to the actual Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Maybe the expectations were too high, maybe they are just awaiting the third installment with some closure, or maybe they just had no idea who the fuck Stagnetti is. Quality wise though it was everything the original was just on a bigger scale. Plenty of special effects and lots of filthy pirate sex. All in all a very solid sequel.
Caligula:

Budget: $17,500,000
What it could have bought: 5,804 roundtrip plane tickets from NYC to Rome
This bad boy was over four hours long and full of debauchery. Caligula was a Roman emperor who wasn’t right in the head and basically made his palace into a brothel. He made people do whatever he wanted because that’s how shit goes when you’re the emperor of the one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen. It even landed an Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren, which was a pretty controversial move by her. The uncensored version was banned for a long time. After only 29 years you can now purchase the uncut version. That’s when you know you’ve made a solid flick.
Many of these are trying very hard to give the adult film industry a little more credibility. Most the time people are content with some girl getting fucked in the back of a van or a repair man coming to fix the cable. Occasionally though they want something more and the people responsible for the movies on this list are giving them that something extra as they try to narrow the gap between adult films and mainstream blockbusters.




























































