Brazzers Marks 20 Years With a Spectacular Orgy Scene
The distinctive branding of Brazzers starts with its name.
The rakishly appealing double “Z” matches the eye-popping assets of the stars it spotlights.
It subtly suggests “brassiere,” with requisite implications of a glimpse into the boudoir.
A near rhyme with “jazz,” the word rolls off the tongue with a certain toe-tapping vulgarity.
It has become its own meme, featured in images that take on a dirty second meaning when paired with the company’s name.
To boot, it’s an exceedingly peculiar word, with a meaning that likely remains opaque to even the most ardent Brazzers fan. We dedicated an entire blog to this topic, in fact, quoting a New York Mag article that traced the origin to an accented pronunciation of the word “brothers.”
Perhaps it’s appropriate the studio would have such an unusual name. In the end, there is only one Brazzers, and its truest meaning is hot, hardcore sex, no matter its lexicographical eccentricities. In her book Rated X (aka My Escape From Hollywood), Maitland Ward observed that Brazzers and its associated brands “have such a reach in the market that they are responsible, whether we’re fully conscious of it or not, for how we view porn.” The company’s site was banned in Russia for “damaging the human psyche,” an absurd, over-the-top condemnation that really only adds to the Brazzers mystique.
The company is celebrating 20 years with a movie worthy of such a splendid occasion, Brazzers 20th Anniversary. Its central attraction is a 20-person gangbang featuring so many big-ticket stars, you’ll wonder if anyone in Porn Valley wasn’t called up. We’ve got Cherie DeVille, Angela White, Kira Noir, Keiran Lee, Monique Alexander, Luna Star, Gal Ritchie, Isiah Maxwell . . . and many more. The primary promotional image could be the cover photo of porn Who’s Who.
Appropriately, many of these stars represent particularly memorable aspects for the brand over the years. Lee, famous for insuring his penis for a million bucks, is one of the most familiar male faces in the Brazzers lineup. He’s brought charm and sex appeal to countless Brazzers sequences during his time there as a contract star. White’s famous 32G chest reminds us that big boobs have been a Brazzers signature from the start. (Author Lynsey G described the label as specializing in “big, often-augmented books,” a porn aesthetic she in part credits Brazzers with reviving.) And DeVille is as close to the literal personification of the Brazzers brand as one can imagine: omnipresent, world famous, sexy as hell, and endowed with a memorable sense of humor.
“Brazzers has a stellar reputation as a quality filmmaker with top tier stars and jaw-dropping storylines that keep fans coming back for more, and it goes without saying that I absolutely love shooting with them, and I’m so proud to be a Brazzers exclusive contract star,” enthused DeVille in an AVN press release. “Be sure to feast your eyes on ’20 for 20′ — this is a scene that’s got to be seen to be believed!”
The company itself has been equally enthused about the massive orgy and the stars featured within. “It was immensely exciting to see this caliber of performers in the Brazzers 20th Anniversary orgy,” a Brazzers producer said of the shoot. “There were no slow-paced moments, no cuts and in every inch of that space there was something exciting to look at. All filmmakers know this is almost impossible to achieve in such a large group scene, but it is a true testament to the caliber of performers we had. These legendary performers brought their absolute best!”
“No slow-paced moments” is a statement that could well apply to Brazzers as a whole through its two-decade history. From zany plots that could be their own standalone comedy scenes to the most breathless of hardcore hookups, it’s been quite a journey.
In the best spirit of Brazzers excess, the orgy scene is just one of five sequences in the 20th anniversary porn movie. Other scenes find Angela White ringing in the New Year in hardcore style, Kayley Gunner pole dancing, Lily Lou turning nypmho after hints of infidelity, and Kira Noir as a passionate practitioner of conflict resolution.
Will 2044 bring a Brazzers 40-person orgy? We expect nothing less.