Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
Encyclopedia
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge is the 2008 American sequel
to the 2005 pornographic film Pirates.
Again written and directed by Joone
, it stars Belladonna
, Sasha Grey
, Jenna Haze
, and Ben English
, as well as Tommy Gunn
, Jesse Jane
, Steven St. Croix
, and Evan Stone
, who reprise their roles from the first film. Carmen Luvana
, who played the central character of Isabella in the original Pirates, is absent in the sequel.
The film was released direct-to-DVD and Blu-ray
on September 27, 2008. An R-rated version of the film is also available.
has ordered Serena's arrest and Olivia is on board to protect the crew from enemies, and to convince Edward and Jules to ask for Serena's pardon. When they finally go to Jamaica and ask Governor Littleton to pardon Serena, he is more interested in Jules' appearance than anything else. They convince the governor, who first sends them on a mission to kill another group of pirates and find another hidden treasure.
Olivia and Jules get off to a rocky start to their friendship, but eventually end up in a steamy lesbian experience. Later, Edward comes across Takvor, the Armenian gold pirate, during a female slave auction and is invited to participate in an orgy featuring belly dancer
s and slave girls.
Meanwhile, Jules is captured by the Chinese
pirate empress Xifeng and given some sort of poison that causes her to seduce Edward, allowing him to be captured by the Xifeng too. He is then forced to fight a dragon-like creature, but Olivia saves him at the last minute.
Meanwhile, Victor Stagnetti is reborn from the sea: he and Xifeng force Jules into sexual servitude, and she happily obliges. Edward and Olivia fight off a host of undead skeletons Stagnetti summons and more. Olivia boards the enemy ship and fights Xifeng in a sword
fight and takes her down. She then must fight the poisoned Jules as well, until Stagnetti intervenes and takes both of them down. Once again, Edward comes to the rescue, reclaiming his title as "the greatest pirate hunter that has ever lived".
's student union intended to screen the film. After state Senator Andrew P. Harris
offered a budget amendment to strip all public funding from any institution airing pornographic films, the university announced that it would cancel the screening. Had the Senator's demand been carried out, the university would have been forced to forfeit $424 million in funds.
The students screened the film anyway on the evening of April 6, 2009 in a lecture hall on campus, after consulting with the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
and a panel discussion on First Amendment
rights. The new screening was organized by the Student Power Party and 200 students, as well as administrators, professors, and numerous media outlets were present for the screening. The film was shown at other colleges including University of California Davis, University of California Los Angeles, and Carnegie Mellon University
without controversy.
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to the 2005 pornographic film Pirates.
Again written and directed by Joone
Joone (director)
Ali Joone is the founder and half-owner of the American pornographic movie studio Digital Playground.-Career:Joone founded the Digital Playground company in 1993, initially making adult CD-ROM computer games....
, it stars Belladonna
Belladonna (porn star)
Belladonna is an American pornographic actress and producer.-Early life:Michelle Anne Sinclair was born in Biloxi, Mississippi as the second of seven children. The family had German, Scottish, and Cherokee roots. She experienced her first kiss at age twelve, got her first tattoo at thirteen, and...
, Sasha Grey
Sasha Grey
Sasha Grey is an American former pornographic actress, who has since turned to mainstream acting, modeling and music....
, Jenna Haze
Jenna Haze
Jenna Haze is an American pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry in 2001 at the age of 19. Between 2002 and 2005, she was a contract girl for the film company Jill Kelly Productions. During most of her time at the company, she performed exclusively with women, out of loyalty to...
, and Ben English
Ben English
Ben English is an English pornographic actor. He is also the founder and owner of the adult talent agency LA Direct Models. Hay "retired" from performing in the late 2000s after appearing in nearly 800 movies. Since then he has appeared in several movies, thus proving his retirement is not final...
, as well as Tommy Gunn
Tommy Gunn (porn actor)
Tommy Gunn is the stage name of a male American pornographic actor.-Biography:Beginning his career in pornographic films in 2004, Gunn was soon recognized as the 2005 AVN Best Male Newcomer award...
, Jesse Jane
Jesse Jane
Jesse Jane is an American pornographic actress and model.-Early life:Jane was a military brat who grew up on various military bases in the Midwestern United States. She did extensive dance training and was a varsity cheerleader at her high school in Rose Hill, Kansas...
, Steven St. Croix
Steven St. Croix
Steven St. Croix is a pornographic actor and director.He has been in more than 600 films, and has won multiple AVN awards. He was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2005....
, and Evan Stone
Evan Stone
Evan Stone is an American pornographic actor. In 2002 he married Jessica Drake whom he has since divorced.Stone's occasional work outside the pornography industry includes his role as "Jimmy" in the 2007 original series The Lair...
, who reprise their roles from the first film. Carmen Luvana
Carmen Luvana
Carmen Luvana is the stage name of a former American pornographic actress.- Biography :Born in Brooklyn, New York on 23 August 1981, Luvana's family moved to Puerto Rico when she was five. She moved to Miami, Florida, at the age of 18 and got her start as a dancer in Miami strip clubs.Luvana...
, who played the central character of Isabella in the original Pirates, is absent in the sequel.
The film was released direct-to-DVD and Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
on September 27, 2008. An R-rated version of the film is also available.
Plot
Captain Edward Reynolds brags about his victory over the dreaded pirate Victor Stagnetti to his loyal companion Jules; he has even assembled a new crew for his ship, including Ai Chow and Olivia, Serena's cousin. It is Olivia who informs the crew that the governor of JamaicaJamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
has ordered Serena's arrest and Olivia is on board to protect the crew from enemies, and to convince Edward and Jules to ask for Serena's pardon. When they finally go to Jamaica and ask Governor Littleton to pardon Serena, he is more interested in Jules' appearance than anything else. They convince the governor, who first sends them on a mission to kill another group of pirates and find another hidden treasure.
Olivia and Jules get off to a rocky start to their friendship, but eventually end up in a steamy lesbian experience. Later, Edward comes across Takvor, the Armenian gold pirate, during a female slave auction and is invited to participate in an orgy featuring belly dancer
Belly dancer
A belly dancer is one who performs a belly dance. The phrase may also refer to:*"Belly Dancer" , a single by R&B singer Akon*"Belly Dancer" , a hip hop song*The Belly Dancer, a 2001 Turkish drama film...
s and slave girls.
Meanwhile, Jules is captured by the Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
pirate empress Xifeng and given some sort of poison that causes her to seduce Edward, allowing him to be captured by the Xifeng too. He is then forced to fight a dragon-like creature, but Olivia saves him at the last minute.
Meanwhile, Victor Stagnetti is reborn from the sea: he and Xifeng force Jules into sexual servitude, and she happily obliges. Edward and Olivia fight off a host of undead skeletons Stagnetti summons and more. Olivia boards the enemy ship and fights Xifeng in a sword
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
fight and takes her down. She then must fight the poisoned Jules as well, until Stagnetti intervenes and takes both of them down. Once again, Edward comes to the rescue, reclaiming his title as "the greatest pirate hunter that has ever lived".
Cast
- Jesse JaneJesse JaneJesse Jane is an American pornographic actress and model.-Early life:Jane was a military brat who grew up on various military bases in the Midwestern United States. She did extensive dance training and was a varsity cheerleader at her high school in Rose Hill, Kansas...
as Jules - Evan StoneEvan StoneEvan Stone is an American pornographic actor. In 2002 he married Jessica Drake whom he has since divorced.Stone's occasional work outside the pornography industry includes his role as "Jimmy" in the 2007 original series The Lair...
as Captain Edward Reynolds - BelladonnaBelladonna (porn star)Belladonna is an American pornographic actress and producer.-Early life:Michelle Anne Sinclair was born in Biloxi, Mississippi as the second of seven children. The family had German, Scottish, and Cherokee roots. She experienced her first kiss at age twelve, got her first tattoo at thirteen, and...
as Olivia - Sasha GreySasha GreySasha Grey is an American former pornographic actress, who has since turned to mainstream acting, modeling and music....
as Maria - KatsuniKatsuniKatsuni is a French pornographic actress.-Biography:Katsuni is of French/Vietnamese heritage. Her father is Vietnamese and her mother's family is French...
as Xiefeng - Tommy Gunn as Captain Eric Victor Stagnetti
- Shay JordanShay JordanShay Jordan , is a pornographic actress.She was born in the Philippines and later moved to Hawaii, US, where she lived with her cousins. Her cousins' father was in the Navy so the family moved frequently until settling in San Diego, California when Jordan was in her teens. She attended San Diego...
as Ai Chow - Nhan as Wu Chow
- Steven St. CroixSteven St. CroixSteven St. Croix is a pornographic actor and director.He has been in more than 600 films, and has won multiple AVN awards. He was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2005....
as Marco - Jenna HazeJenna HazeJenna Haze is an American pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry in 2001 at the age of 19. Between 2002 and 2005, she was a contract girl for the film company Jill Kelly Productions. During most of her time at the company, she performed exclusively with women, out of loyalty to...
as Slave Girl Anne - Ben EnglishBen EnglishBen English is an English pornographic actor. He is also the founder and owner of the adult talent agency LA Direct Models. Hay "retired" from performing in the late 2000s after appearing in nearly 800 movies. Since then he has appeared in several movies, thus proving his retirement is not final...
as Governor Lyttelton - StoyaStoyaStoya is an American pornographic actress and model. The stage name "Stoya" was her nickname before appearing in adult films, and is the shortened version of her family's last name....
as Belly Dancer - Gabriella FoxGabriella FoxGabriella Fox is an American pornographic actress from Los Angeles, California. Her career in pornographic films began at Digital Playground in 2008. Fox, who is represented by Shy Love's Adult Talent Managers, appears in a featured role in Tickle Me Pink's video, Typical. A sexually explicit...
as Belly Dancer - Shyla StylezShyla StylezShyla Stylez is the stage name of Amanda Friedland, a Canadian pornographic actress....
as Belly Dancer - Shawna LeneeShawna LeneéShawna Leneé is an American pornographic actress and model.She appeared on the cover of the July 2008 issue of Penthouse as well as being featured as the Pet of the Month. In 2009 Lenee was named the Penthouse Pet of the year Runner-Up...
as Governor's Girl #1 - Riley SteeleRiley SteeleRiley Steele is an American pornographic actress.Steele grew up in Escondido, California, United States, and before starting her adult film career worked at Starbucks and at a golf course snack bar. She met porn star Jesse Jane at the signing for Pirates, where Jane advised her to get into the...
as Governor's Girl #2 - Alistair MacDonaldAlistair MacdonaldAlistair Huistean Macdonald was a British Labour Party politician.Macdonald was educated at Dulwich College, Enfield Technical College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was a bank clerk and area treasurer of the National Union of Bank Employees...
as Governor Lyttelton's Servant - Brea Lynn as Nude Servant Girl
- Abbey Brooks as Nude Servant Girl
- Veronica RayneVeronica RayneVeronica Rayne is a retired American pornographic actress and star of the Fox Reality Channel TV show My Bare Lady 2:Open For Business.- Biography :...
as Nude Servant Girl - Brianna LoveBrianna LoveBrianna Love is an American pornographic actress.Brianna Love started her adult career stripping in Missouri. She soon moved to Las Vegas, and quickly shifted from stripping to porn. She worked exclusively for Red Light District Video for two years before becoming a free agent...
as Diva Crew Girl - Rhylee Richards as Diva Crew Girl
Reviews
Serpentlibertine (sexpros.net) wrote that Pirates II does not add a lot of new ideas to the franchise, but "...if you are a fan of the first Pirates, you'll surely like Stagnetti's Revenge". The review went on to say that "if you're looking for the hottest thing in porn right now, this is it".University of Maryland Controversy
Pirates II became part of a controversy when the University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
's student union intended to screen the film. After state Senator Andrew P. Harris
Andrew P. Harris
Andrew P. Harris is an American physician and politician who is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party and formerly served in the Senate of the Maryland General Assembly.-Early life, education and career:...
offered a budget amendment to strip all public funding from any institution airing pornographic films, the university announced that it would cancel the screening. Had the Senator's demand been carried out, the university would have been forced to forfeit $424 million in funds.
The students screened the film anyway on the evening of April 6, 2009 in a lecture hall on campus, after consulting with the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is a non-profit group founded in 1999 and focused on civil liberties in academia in the United States...
and a panel discussion on First Amendment
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...
rights. The new screening was organized by the Student Power Party and 200 students, as well as administrators, professors, and numerous media outlets were present for the screening. The film was shown at other colleges including University of California Davis, University of California Los Angeles, and Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
without controversy.