In a recent interview on Vice.com, director Axel Braun claims that Star Wars XXX is the most expensive adult film ever made, yet he won’t say how much was spent. [source]
“It boasts the highest budget of any porn movie ever made. How much was spent in making this thing? Enough to blow away any porn movie ever made.”
Of course most people know that he isn’t saying how much the most cost to make because he’s full of shit about it being the highest budget of any porn movie ever made. We’ve all know that for years Axel Braun has gotten a little creative with things like his resume but this newest claim puts a whole new light on his shit talking.
On YouTube he says it again …
With the highest budget ever for an X-rated spoof, an all-star cast, and award-winning director Axel Braun’s legendary attention to detail, STAR WARS XXX: A PORN PARODY, a joint venture between Axel Braun Productions and Vivid Entertainment, is poised to become the most successful Adult movie of all times.
Funny how quick he is to make these budgetary claims, yet he won’t exactly back them up with any facts or figures. Does he mean overall budget? Product budget? Post-production budget? I mean look at Pirates, they spent a lot of money with their special effects, but in the end, twice as much money was spent on marketing than on the movie itself. Look at mega productions like BatFXXX with it’s mega budget for special effects and Bonny and Clide from Bluebird Films. I think I heard that Bonny and Clide had something like 60 cast members in all. And let’s not forget all the period costumes, location changes and authentic props like cars from that period in history who no doubt alone, cost more than many gonzo movies cost to make.
So is Axel Braun saying that he not only knows how much Bluebird Films spent on making those movies but that his movie cost more?
A big budget does not automatically equate to a good film. It’s very easy to ride on the coattails of something that is already successful and spend alot of money, but it’s much harder to actually make a good film.
This is true but I think the real point is that Axel Braun often talks out his ass and nobody ever calls him out on it. Have you ever read his biography? That’s what they call really creativity.