Wanted (2015 film)

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Wanted
Directed by Stormy Daniels [1]
Production
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Release date
  • September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) [1]
Running time
179 minutes [1]

Wanted is a 2015 Western pornographic film directed by Stormy Daniels and produced by Wicked Pictures and Adam & Eve. [2] [3]

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Plot

Frank Garrett (Jay Crew) is a wealthy landowner who is in love with Joanna (Anikka Albrite), a prostitute. [4] Garrett is sick and has a short time left to live, so he hands Joanna a copy of the deed to the north end of his ranch, along with a map. [4] Garrett dies shortly after and Joanna is wrongfully accused of murdering and attempting to rob him by Sheriff Clayton (Steven St. Croix), who orders her to be hanged. [4] The Sheriff did so because he wanted the deed she had inherited. [2] Meanwhile, Dani (Stormy Daniels) arrives in Diablo City for a big poker tournament, where she intends to win enough money to help her friend Birdie (Amber Rayne) save the family ranch. [4] Dani learns about Joanna's situation from Garrett's assistant, Samuel (Eric Masterson), and Joanna's friend, Lilah (Allie Haze), when the poker game is broken up by her rowdy arrest. [4] Dani decides to save Joanna by engaging in a shootout with Sheriff Clayton and his posse, then fleeing the town with her. [4] Morgan (Brendon Miller), a bounty hunter, arrives as Sheriff Clayton is asking for someone to apprehend them and agrees to help. [4] Dani had previously robbed Morgan while she was working as a prostitute on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. [4] When Morgan locates Dani, she makes a deal with him to split her share of whatever is found at Garrett's ranch. [4] Samuel returns home to retrieve the original deed for Garrett's land and ask his wife Sally (Jodi Taylor) to hand it to Marshal Lane (Brad Armstrong) in Yuma. [4] The pursuit concludes in a showdown between Dani, Sheriff Clayton, and their posses. [4]

Cast

Production

Stormy Daniels began writing the script over eight years prior to filming. [2] The film was shot in 2015 between June 18 and June 29, although there were four off days during that time. [2] Filming took place in Agua Dulce for three days, Malibu for two days, an old western town outside Palm Springs for a day, and Altadena for a day. [2] The film is set in 1879 in Diablo City, Arizona, which is based on Dodge City, Kansas. [5] Daniels spent two months researching the year 1879 in order to ensure that the film was historically accurate. [2] Jake Jacobs and Andre Madness did the cinematography while Kylie Ireland and Andy Appleton were the art directors. [4] Costume design was done by Brad Armstrong. [2] Brendon Miller contributed a song, "On the Run", to the film. [5]

Reception

Critical response

AdultDVDTalk.com described the film as "an enormously lavish and beautiful production". The website keys in on the films elaborate and raunchy sex scenes and its filmography which it describes as "beautiful". The website gave the film a five out of five star overall rating. Another adult film reviewer called the film as "superb" and "fun". On the review aggregator The Movie DB the film holds a user score of 78% based on 162 reviews. As well as a 6.5 out of 10 stars on IMDb.

Awards and nominations

List of accolades received by Wanted
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals922
AVN Awards
YearResultAwardRecipient(s)
2016 [6] [7] NominatedBest Actress Stormy Daniels
NominatedBest Director – Feature
NominatedBest Screenplay
NominatedBest Art Direction—
NominatedBest CinematographyJake Jacobs
WonBest Drama—
NominatedBest EditingMrs. Braun, Axel Braun & Alex Sanders
NominatedBest Marketing Campaign – Individual Project—
WonBest Soundtrack—
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Eric Masterson
NominatedBest Supporting Actress Amber Rayne
NightMoves Awards
YearResultAward
2015 [8] WonFirst Choice
XBIZ Awards
YearResultAwardRecipient(s)
2016 [9] [10] WonFeature Movie of the Year—
WonDirector of the Year – Feature Release Stormy Daniels
NominatedBest Actress – Feature Release
NominatedScreenplay of the Year
NominatedBest Actor – Feature Release Brendon Miller
WonBest Actor – Feature Release Steven St. Croix
NominatedBest Supporting Actress Anikka Albrite
NominatedBest Supporting Actress Amber Rayne
NominatedBest Supporting Actor Eric Masterson
NominatedBest Sex Scene – Feature Release Stormy Daniels & Brendon Miller
NominatedBest Sex Scene – Feature ReleaseJodi Taylor & Eric Masterson
NominatedBest CinematographyJake Jacobs
WonBest Art Direction—
NominatedBest Special Effects—
WonBest Music—
NominatedBest EditingMrs. Braun, Axel Braun & Alex Sanders
NominatedMarketing Campaign of the Year—
XRCO Awards
YearResultAwardRecipient(s)
2016 [11] [12] WonBest Epic—
NominatedBest Actress Stormy Daniels

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