Staff Lunch Talk: What Makes a Good Porn Parody?

Maura: So…
Maura: I don’t really know a lot about the topic, but are there more pornographic films that are “parodies” of other films now than before? Or do we just know about them more because of the internet etc?
Choire: Over to you, Alex.
Maura: Well the “Curb your Enthusiasm” porno trailer just hit, is why I ask. And the other day I saw a (very faithful! and seemingly high-budget!) trailer for the “Big Lebowski” porno?
Alex: Oh man. What is it called?
Maura: “This Ain’t Curb Your Enthusiasm XXX”
Choire: Hustler’s “This Ain’t” line is pretty uninteresting to me? They just do one after the other and HONESTLY? Could they TRY A LITTLE?
Maura: They seem to be flooding the zone.
Alex: I think this is actually probably a good marketing strategy in an age where there’s so much free porn available? Like, they know it’ll go “viral.”
Maura: Right.
Alex: And that some people will buy just for the joke value, etc.
Choire: Yup.
Alex: But also, does that title indicate that the movie is NOT xxx?
Alex: Or that it’s not Curb Your Enthusiasm XXX?
Choire: Right? ENGLISH.
Choire: Also you know, most guys in straight porn are about as hot as Larry David.
Maura: They uglied up the Larry David guy.
Maura: They gave him yoda hair?
Alex: “Sorry, Jack Hammer. You are too attractive to convincingly portray Larry. We’re going to need to mess with you a little.”
Maura: The Lebowski one is a little interesting if only because of the porno within that particular film. Also, like I said, decent production values
Choire: Hustler really lost me at “Twilight of Virginity.”
Choire: Although they got me back at “John and Kate Fuck 8.”
Maura: Ew.
Alex: I wonder what they’re going to do for “Babies.”
Maura: Or “Buried.”
Alex: Probably “Ass Babies.”
Alex: Or they could just go with “This Ain’t Babies XXX.” Then it could be about anything!