''Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party'', also called ''Porno'', is a 2001 American

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directed by Paul Yates and executive produced by

Moby Richard Melville Hall (September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "amo ...

about the goings-on in an adult video store on

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. It had its world theatrical premiere at the 2001

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and was released on DVD (Eclectic DVD) in 2003.

Plot

It's Christmas Eve and the staff of the adult video store, Amazing Video, are settling in for a long night. Not only will there be a crush of last minute shoppers, but porn star

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is appearing to sign her latest release for her rabid, trench coat-wearing fans. Prudish new owner, Joe (Joe Smith) has recently inherited the store from his much wilder late sister. Joe has also taken over parenting duties for his precocious niece Grace (Grace Creech) who would rather go out on the town than spend Christmas with her puritanical uncle. Helping Joe learn the ropes of porn and teenagers is anything goes assistant Tina (Tina Carlucci). When not helping her overwhelmed boss by demonstrating proper use of a strap-on, Tina needles her ex-boyfriend Adam (Adam Sarner) with tales of her sexual conquests, which include family members and a curious pooch. Adam secretly hopes for a chance to talk to Grace. Wise guys Dean (

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) and Christian (Christian Urich) work security and pass the time ignoring their job and betting who would perform the more disgusting sex act for a rare comic book. As the night goes on, the gang is confronted by wacky customers including a dildo-craving Rastafarian, a

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comedian, a K-Y jelly-eating space alien, the man in black tailing him and his partner, a chicken. Dean and Christian perform the musical number "You Can Have Sex With Anything You Want". Everyone gets involved when a mad bomber learns that the '' Price is Right'' girls are better than

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. Finally, Dyanna Lauren and

lead the porn geeks and employees in a rousing rendition of "Feliz Navidad" before everyone heads to Joe's for

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Cast

* Joe Smith as Joe (and Joe's twin brother Harry) * Tina Carlucci as Tina * Adam Sarner as Adam *

as Dean * Christian Urich as Christian * Grace Creech as Grace *

as Dildo Head *

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as Clerk *

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as Distraught Father *

as Herself

Cameos

Notable cameos include: * Peter Prescott the drummer from

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. *

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* Fancy from FannyPack *

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as Santa * The Pork Guys *

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with

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and

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Dave Schneider *

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and The Happiest Guys in the World * This is the first film soundtrack to feature the sounds of a

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Filming

The movie was filmed in

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and then blown up in 35 mm.

Controversy

During post-production the film received a great deal of media attention when, in response to Moby distancing himself from the movie and Moby's management's statement to ''

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'' magazine that he “no longer agrees with the film creatively”, director Paul Yates sold Moby's soul on

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. They have since put their differences behind them.

Cultural references

The film includes numerous references to the

Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget buddy comedy film ''Clerks (film), Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted i ...

film ''

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''. At one point Adam, Tina and Harry (Joe's twin brother) drive a

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. The film goes into a black and white sequence where Tina and Adam purchase candy from a clerk (

) who tells Tina about his girlfriend performing fellatio on 37 men.

References

External links

* * * {{Moby 2001 films 2000s sex comedy films American science fiction comedy films American musical comedy films American sex comedy films American independent films Punk films Films about pornography 2001 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language sex comedy films