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A pornographic parody film is a subgenre of the pornographic film industry genre where the basis for the production's story or
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is the parody of a mainstream
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,
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,
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,
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or literary works. This subgenre also includes parody of historical or contemporary events such as
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s. The subgenre has gained acceptance by the adult industry to the extent that major awards are presented in this category by organizations such as AVN and
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.


Origin

''PornParody.com'', a website dedicated to reviewing porn parodies, cites the '' Batman'' spoof ''
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'' ( 1970) as possibly the earliest known pornographic parody film, a title which is also shared with the 1973 German animated short ''
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''. The subgenre began taking off in the 1990s, experiencing a surge in popularity during the 2000s and 2010s.
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's works have been used as inspiration, titles include ''Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia'' and ''Othello: Dangerous Desire''.


Types

In 2002, ''Shaving Ryan's Privates'', a movie starring actor-turned-infosec analyst Jeff Bardin, was released. The movie documented porn films that parody classic Hollywood movies. There have been porn parodies produced of sitcoms such as '' Who's The Boss'' and '' Parks and Recreation'', horror and drama movies such as ''
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'' and '' Silence of the Lambs'',
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and
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blockbusters such as '' Star Wars'' and '' The Avengers'', and of
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such as ''
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'', titled ''
Down on Abby ''Down on Abby: Tales from Bottomley Manor'' is a 2014 pornographic comedy film that parodies the British television series ''Downton Abbey''. The film is the first porn parody produced by British studio Harmony Films and directed by Gazzman. Th ...
''. The genre includes both
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and homosexual versions, such as a "gay porn parody" of the
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''
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''. Parodies also include non-story or event specific productions such as the several parodies that feature a Sarah Palin-like character.


Production

Some parodies use techniques such as CGI. One movie reviewer commented that the costume of a particular
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character in a porn parody was a "better version" of the one used in the mainstream movie.


Reception and review

Journalist and author
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wrote, before blogging on the subject, "I didn't realize just how many porn parodies there are — and how terrible most of them actually are." A ''New York'' magazine writer commented that although the parody of the
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series ''
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'' titled ''Down on Abby'' starring Lexi Lowe is humorous, it is "rife with historical inaccuracies" and "not recommended for those who get distracted by historically inaccurate details like squared-off French tips and
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s."


Industry acceptance

Acknowledging its origins and public appeal, several industry publications and trade groups have created award categories for the genre. Two of the industry's major award programs offer recognition for this category of adult film. The AVN Award added the categories of "Best Parody - Comedy" and "Best Parody - Drama" in 2009. In 2013, the '' Star Wars'' parody ''Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody'' was that year's most nominated production as well as the winner of the Comedy category. In 2012, the category of "Best Director" for a "Parody and Best Celebrity Sex Tape" was added. The
XRCO Award The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment and it is the only adult industry awards show reserved exclusively for industry members. Once every calendar year, XRCO ...
added its category of "Best Parody" in 2003. Coincidentally, the award went to the
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-produced and Jonathan Morgan-directed film ''Space Nuts'', a parody of the
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film '' Spaceballs'' - itself a parody of '' Star Wars''. ''Space Nuts'' also won the 2004 AVN award for Best Parody - Comedy.


Mainstream media

The genre has gained the attention of the
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. In 2009 director Jeff Mullen (a.k.a.
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) was interviewed by ''
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'' writer Joshua Alston about his leading role in the resurgence of porn parodies. In 2009, ''
Adult Video News ''Adult Video News'' (also called ''AVN'' or ''AVN Magazine'') is an American trade magazine that covers the adult video industry. '' The New York Times'' notes that ''AVN'' is to pornographic films what ''Billboard'' is to records. ''AVN'' spon ...
'' writer Tom Hymes observed, "I have come to the realization that a very real expectation is being created among the celebrity elite: Will my show be the next XXX parody... please?" "What is kind of brilliant about the whole thing is the fact that these mainstream shows and the actors on them now get to rub shoulders with the porn industry without any actual rubbing. That's why I call them the new celebrity-safe sex tapes for safe-sex celebrities." Alan Ball, creator of the HBO series ''
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'' stated in 2010 that "We just found out that they're doing a porn parody of ''True Blood''. That's certainly a moment of going 'Wow, we've arrived.'" In 2010, actress
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talked about the porn parody of ''True Blood'' on the late night
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''. Paquin said "You know, actually what's interesting is that ellow cast member Steve oyerand I were so amused by it that we got it for everyone on our cast and crew as a wrap gift so I think we probably bought every copy in existence." Copies of ''Tru: A XXX Parody'' were given to the entire cast and crew at the
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for the show's third season.


Fictional pornography

Fictional pornography is sometimes used for plot or humor in mainstream film and TV. In '' Friends'', Phoebe's twin sister starred in ''Buffay, the Vampire Layer'' among others.
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in ''
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'' was the title role of ''Cinnamon's Buns'', and Wilson in '' House'' acted in ''Feral Pleasures''. Peter Stormare's character in ''
The Big Lebowski ''The Big Lebowski'' () is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken ...
'' can be seen in ''Logjammin. In an episode of ''
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'' titled "
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", Homer Simpson gets into gambling debt problems. To pay off the loan, Homer is forced by the gangsters who he borrowed the money from to allow the gangsters to film a porno in his house. The film is titled ''Lemony Lick-It's A Series of Horny Events'' which spoofs the title of the film ''
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'', though the scenes of ''A Series of Horny Events'' shown in the episode bare no resemblance to ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''.


See also

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Axel Braun Axel Braun (born Alessandro Re) is an Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of pornographic parodies. The son of Lasse Braun, he is an AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame and NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee ...
, director known for parody productions * ''This Ain't...'', a list of the ''
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, pornographic comic books that often featured parodies of comic strips, cartoons and celebrities *
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References


External links


The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Porn Parodies (NSFW) by GizmodoUltimate Guide to Porn Spoofs Pt. 2: Superheroes, Star Trek, Star Wars and Horror (NSFW) by Gizmodo
{{Pornography Parody films