Pictured: Asa Akira and Jessica Drake with the men of "Magic Mike XXXL: A Hardocore Parody": Tommy Gunn, Ryan Driller, Dick Chibbles, Ryan McLane, Derrick Pierce, Tony Martinez and director Brad Armstrong. Photo by Glenn Francis. For more photos from the party, click here and here.
LOS ANGELES—Wicked Pictures’ two-disc Magic Mike XXXL: A Hardcore Parody from 2015 AVN Best Director (Feature) winner Brad Armstrong is now in stores.
The director, crew and cast were in the media spotlight over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, thanks to the Magic Mike XXXL: A Hardcore Parody Release Party, a colorfully produced, patriotically themed soiree that saw many cast members—including the men—dressing in character as they pressed the flesh with the many reporters, editors and photographers in attendance.
Magic Mike XXXL: A Hardcore Parody features Derrick Pierce as Mike, Ryan McLane as Dallas, Tommy Gunn as Big Dick Richie, Ryan Driller as Ken, Dick Chibbles as Tarzan, Seth Gamble as The Kid, and Tony Martinez as Tito. The movie also stars Wicked Girls Jessica Drake and Asa Akira, as well as Rob Piper, Misty Stone, India Summer, Jessa Rhodes, Kendra Lust, Adriana Chechik, Katrina Jade, Amirah Adara, Maddy O’Reilly and Bridgette B.
Since its July 4 debut—the same opening day as its mainstream counterpart—the movie has received plenty of mainstream media coverage from Cosmopolitan.com, Uproxx.com and TheFrisky.com.
Though better known for his stylishly-produced erotic dramas (including the Wicked blockbusters Euphoria, Falling From Grace, Fallen, Coming Home and Underworld), Armstrong is no stranger to parodies. His first effort in the genre, The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody swept the AVN Awards, winning Best Parody–Comedy, Best Director–Parody, Best Screenplay–Parody, Best Editing, Best DVD Extras, Best Art Direction, Best Make-Up, Best Overall Marketing Campaign–Individual Project and Best Non-Sex Performance.
The filmmaker sees his latest parody as a chance to reach out like never before to a potentially untapped component of his audience and the marketplace.
"Wicked Pictures as a company always strives to bring quality adult entertainment to couples. Now, we're taking it one step further and focusing on the female porn lover—a consumer demographic that is often overlooked," he said. "I really think women and couples alike are going to love this movie. Our parody is spot on, the characters, costumes, locations and dance sequences are all perfect. The guys all did a great job and really got into their characters, and it shows on screen."
"This is a movie for the ladies as well as the men, and I'm so glad to have been a part of it!” Wicked contract star Jessica Drake added. “With each parody Brad Armstrong directs, I'm even more impressed with the casting, acting, characters, and sex! Derrick Pierce as Mike and Ryan McLane as Dallas are the highlights, everything else is icing on the beefcake!"
Asa Akira echoed Drake’s sentiments, adding, “Even the dialogue days on this movie were the most fun I’ve ever had on set. The guys did such a good job! I got to sit in on a couple of the rehearsals, so to see that process was pretty neat. Ryan McLane is dead on as Dallas!”
McLane also praised Armstrong’s penchant for detail and his pursuit of excellence.
"We met once a week for about two months at Brad Armstrong's home to work on choreography for free,” he said. “That pretty much tells you all you need to know about how badly we wanted to make it perfect! Anyone could have done a Magic Mike porn parody, but I firmly believe that Brad is the only person in our business who was capable of turning it into an all-time porn classic."
Derrick Pierce, who plays the Mike character, said was happy to assist Armstrong in his quest to attract female viewers.
"In our movie, the action doesn't stop on the stripper stage,” he said. “The ladies get more than just a little lap dance. My job was to take the guess work out of 'I wonder what it would be like to make love to that stripper' and make the fantasy a reality."
Wicked’s two-disc DVD release delivers maximum value for the entertainment dollar. In addition to the 201-minute movie, the title includes three bonus sex scenes, behind-the-scenes footage, dance rehearsals, sensual photo galleries, trailers, extended dance sequences, bonus dance footage, exclusive interviews and much more. The sum total is a package Armstrong calls “fun and sexy and entertaining. And gauging by the amount of mainstream press we've been getting on it, I'm guessing it's gonna be a huge success."
Magic Mike XXXL: A Hardcore Parody is now in stores, giving audiences everywhere the opportunity to experience the movie Cosmopolitan's Emma Barker credits with "Making the line between porn parody and Hollywood movie feel very, very thin!”
For more information, visit Wicked.com.
