Wicked Pictures
{{Short description|American pornographic production company based in Canoga Park, California}}
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| type = Private
| genre = Adult
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1993}}
| founder = Steve Orenstein
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| location_city = Canoga Park, California
| location_country = U.S.
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| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Axel Braun
| industry = Pornography
| products = Pornographic films
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Wicked Pictures is an American independent pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. Between 2004 and 2021, it was one of the only heterosexual studios to maintain a condoms-only policy.{{cite web |last1=Barrett |first1=Beth |title=The Valley Exposed: Porn and Health |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2007/06/04/the-valley-exposed-porn-and-health/ |website=Los Angeles Daily News |date=4 June 2007 |access-date=1 February 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Kingstown |first1=Holly |title=Wicked Pictures Is No Longer Using Condoms In Their Porno |url=https://straight.fleshbot.com/8546834/wicked-pictures-is-no-longer-using-condoms-in-their-porno |website=Fleshbot |access-date=1 February 2021}}
Company history
Steve Orenstein founded Wicked Pictures in 1993, after developing an interest in creative aspects of film production while a partner in his previous adult company, X-Citement Video. During its first year, Wicked won industry awards and Orenstein signed Chasey Lain as the first "Wicked Girl". The second Wicked Girl, Jenna Jameson, signed in 1995. Under Wicked's promotion, Jameson became the only winner of AVN Awards for Best New Starlet, Best Actress, and Best Sex Scene in the same year.{{cite web|title=Wicked Pictures Company History|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=321&Itemid=40|publisher=Wicked Pictures|date=2007-03-09|access-date=2008-03-29|archive-date=2008-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304155728/http://www.wickedpictures.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=321&Itemid=40|url-status=dead}}
Wicked won the first high-definition Adult Video News Award for Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre in December 2006.{{cite magazine|author=Ian Rowley|title=Next-Gen DVD's Porn Struggle|url=http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2007/gb20070122_279828.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305001001/http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2007/gb20070122_279828.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |magazine=BusinessWeek|date= 2007-01-22|access-date=2008-03-29}} The movie went on to win several AVN Awards in 2007.
In October 2010, Wicked stopped production when an actor tested positive for HIV.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/13/porn-actor-tests-positive-hiv |title=Porn actor tests positive for HIV|access-date=13 October 2010|location=London|work=The Guardian|date=2010-10-13}}
The studio agreed with Manwin to run its websites in December 2010.{{Cite news|title=Manwin to Manage Wicked Pictures' Online Properties|work=AVN|access-date=2012-04-22|date=2010-12-28|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Manwin-to-Manage-Wicked-Pictures-Online-Properties-420492.html }} In December 2020, it was announced that founder and president Steve Orenstein had sold the company to Gamma Entertainment, and that the new ownership had named Axel Braun Head of Production.{{Cite news|title=Gamma Acquires Wicked Pictures' Online Properties|work=AVN|access-date=2020-12-22|date=2020-12-07|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/gamma-acquires-wicked-pictures-892620.html }}
The company was discussed in the criminal trial of People of the State of New York v. Trump. It hosted a golf hole at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. Actresses from Wicked Pictures greeted the golfers as they played through at the hole. Donald Trump met Stormy Daniels at such an event, and the two had a sexual encounter. {{Cite news |last=Rothfeld |first=Michael |date=2024-05-07 |title=Stormy Daniels Testifies About Her Encounter With Trump in Lake Tahoe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/nyregion/stormy-daniels-trump-tahoe.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
In November 2024, it was discovered that the packaging of dolls produced by Mattel based on the film Wicked inadvertently linked to the Wicked Pictures website (www.wicked.com) instead of the film's official website (www.wickedmovie.com) due to similarities in their links.{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Poppy |date=2024-11-10 |title=Mattel mistakenly lists adult film site on 'Wicked' dolls packaging |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/mattel-mistakenly-lists-adult-film-site-on-wicked-dolls-packaging-3811281 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/wicked-toys-mistakenly-links-to-porn-website-1235064198/|title=‘Wicked’ Toys Packaging Mistakenly Links to Porn Website: Where Was the Copy Editor?|first=Harrison|last=Richlin|work=Indiewire|date=November 10, 2024}} Mattel apologized for the error and asked parents who had bought products with the incorrect website to destroy the packaging.{{Cite web |title=Mattel apologizes after mistakenly printing porn site on 'Wicked' movie dolls packaging |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/business/wicked-movie-dolls-packaging-intl-hnk/index.html |website=CNN |date=2024-11-11 |access-date=2024-11-11 |language=en |first=Kathleen |last=Magramo |quote=Mattel has apologized after mistakenly printing the web address of a pornographic site on the packaging of its newly launched "Wicked" dolls.}}
Awards
The following is a selection of major awards Wicked films have won:
- 1994 AVN Award - Best Video Feature (Haunted Nights)
- 1996 AVN Award - Best Film (Blue Movie)
- 1998 AVN Award - Best Vignette Release (Heart & Soul)
- 2001 AVN Award - Top Selling Release of the Year (Dream Quest)
- 2001 AVN Award - Top Renting Release of the Year (Dream Quest)
- 2002 AVN Award - Best Video Feature (Euphoria)
- 2003 AVN Award - Best DVD (Euphoria){{cite magazine|url=http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?center=pastwinners |title=AVN AWARDS PAST WINNERS|magazine=AVN|access-date=2009-03-13}}
- 2004 AVN Award - Best Video Feature (Beautiful)
- 2007 AVN Award - Best Film (Manhunters)
- 2008 AVN Award - Best Sex Comedy (Operation: Desert Stormy){{cite magazine|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/2759.html|title=2008 AVN AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED|magazine=AVN|access-date=2009-03-12|archive-date=2010-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330024826/http://business.avn.com/articles/2759.html|url-status=dead}}
- 2010 XBIZ Award - Peoples Choice Porn Studio of the Year
- 2011 XBIZ Award - Feature Studio of the Year[http://www.xbizawards.com/winners.php XBIZ Award Winners], February 2011
- 2011 XBIZ Award - Feature Movie of the Year (Speed)
- 2012 XBIZ Award - Best Art Direction (The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody)[http://www.xbizawards.com/winners.php XBIZ Award Winners], January 2012
- 2012 XBIZ Award - Specialty Release of the Year (Jessica Drake's Guide to Wicked Sex: Anal Edition)
- 2012 XBIZ Award - All-Black Release of the Year (A Touch of Seduction)
- 2012 XBIZ Award - European Feature Release of the Year (Les Filles de la Campagne)
- 2013 AVN Award - Best Celebrity Sex Tape (Octomom Home Alone){{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/380344/porn-again-nadya-suleman-scores-best-celebrity-sex-tape-win-at-avn-awards |title=Porn Again! Nadya Suleman Scores Best Celebrity Sex Tape Win at AVN Awards|author=Brandi Fowler|publisher=E! Entertainment Television|date=2013-01-20|access-date=2013-01-22}}
- 2013 XBIZ Award - Parody Release of the Year - Drama (Inglorious Bitches)[http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/winners.php XBIZ Award Winners 2013], January 2013
- 2013 XBIZ Award - All-Girl Release of the Year (Girls With Girls)
- 2014 XBIZ Award - Feature Movie of the Year (Underworld)[http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/winners.php XBIZ Award Winners 2014], January 2014
- 2014 XBIZ Award - Best Cinematography (Underworld)
- 2014 XBIZ Award - Best Art Direction (Underworld)
- 2014 XBIZ Award - Best Special Effects (Underworld)
- 2014 XBIZ Award - Best Editing (Underworld)
- 2015 XBIZ Award - Parody Release of the Year - Drama (Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/winners.php XBIZ Award Winners], January 2015
- 2015 XBIZ Award - Best Actress/Parody: Jessica Drake, (Snow White XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)
- 2015 AVN Award - Best Supporting Actress: Veronica Avluv, (Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)
- 2016 XBIZ Award - Parody Release of the Year (Batman v. Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[http://www.xbizawards.com/winners.php XBIZ Award Winners], January 2016
Wicked Girls
Carter Cruise
- Chasey Lain{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/a-e/Chasey_Lain.html |title=Chasey Lain|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (1993–1995)
- Jenna Jameson{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/f-j/Jenna_Jameson.html |title=Jenna Jameson|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (1995–2000){{cite book|last=Jameson|first=Jenna|title=How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale|pages=341–351}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20050618235714/http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2005/0704/124.html "The (Porn) Player"] by Matthew Miller, Forbes magazine, July 4, 2005, Retrieved February 1, 2007
- Serenity{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/p-z/Serenity.html |title=Serenity|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (1996–2001)
- Missy{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/k-o/Missy.html |title=Missy|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (1997–1999)
- Stephanie Swift{{cite web|title=Stephanie Swift: About Me|publisher=Official Site of Stephanie Swift|url=http://www.stephanieswift.com/aboutme.php |access-date=2009-03-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228204440/http://www.stephanieswift.com/aboutme.php |archive-date=February 28, 2009}} (1997–2002)
- Temptress{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/p-z/Temptress.html |title=Temptress|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (1998–2000)
- Devinn Lane{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/a-e/Devinn_Lane.html |title=Devinn Lane|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (2000–2005)
- Sydnee Steele{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/p-z/Sydnee_Steele.html |title=Sydnee Steele|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (2001–2003)[http://www.avninsider.com/stories/main100501.shtml "Sydnee Steele: Still Shy, But Definitely Wicked"], Mike Ramone, 2001-10-05, Retrieved 2007-07-12
- Julia Ann{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/f-j/Julia_Ann.html |title=Julia Ann|access-date=2009-02-05|publisher=Wicked Pictures}} (2001{{Cite web |title=Wicked Divas: Julia Ann The Legend |url=http://www.wickedpictures.com:80/promo/juliaann/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205053423/http://www.wickedpictures.com:80/promo/juliaann/index.html |archive-date=February 5, 2005 |access-date=October 27, 2007 |website=Wicked Pictures |language=en-US}}2004, 2006–2007[http://www.julia-ann.com/ JuliaAnn.com] blog entry, May 2007, Retrieved June 29, 2007)
- Keri Sable (2005){{cite press release|last=Metcalf|first=Daniel L.|date=7 April 2005|title=KERI SABLE: Every Man's Fantasy|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/press/040705.html |location=Los Angeles|publisher=Wicked Pictures|access-date=2015-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019043124/http://www.wickedpictures.com/press/040705.html |archive-date=19 October 2007}}{{cite web|title=Keri Sable Biography|publisher=Wicked Pictures|url=http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/k-o/Keri_Sable.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331122323/http://www.wickedpictures.com/bio/k-o/Keri_Sable.html |archive-date=31 March 2010|access-date=29 December 2015}}{{cite interview|subject=Keri Sable|title=Meet Wicked Contract Girl Keri Sable|url=https://avn.com/avnlive/index.php?New_ID=9 |format=video|work=AVN Live|date=4 October 2005|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109163231/http://www.avnlive.com/index.php?New_ID=4 |archive-date=9 November 2005}}
- Carmen Hart (2005–2007){{cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/Wicked-Signs-Kirsten-Price-Carmen-Hart-45952.html |title=Wicked Signs Kirsten Price, Carmen Hart|work=AVN|access-date=4 January 2017}}
- Kirsten Price (2005–2012){{cite interview|subject=Kirsten Price|interviewer=Cindi Loftus|title=Kirsten Price interview|url=http://www.xcitement.com/interview/?page_id=699 |publisher=Xcitement Magazine|year=2009|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404203248/http://www.xcitement.com:80/interview/?page_id=699 |archive-date=4 April 2009|url-status=dead}}
- Mikayla Mendez{{cite interview|subject=Alektra Blue|subject2=Mikayla Mendez|interviewer=Cindi Loftus|title=Interviews|url=http://www.xcitement.com/interview/?page_id=445 |publisher=Xcitement|year=2008|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005034205/http://www.xcitement.com/interview/?page_id=445 |archive-date=5 October 2008|url-status=dead}} (2008–2009){{cite magazine|title=Wicked Pictures Signs Alektra Blue, Mikayla Mendez|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/29987.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530094140/http://business.avn.com:80/articles/29987.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-05-30 |magazine=AVN|date=2008-05-02|access-date=2008-09-29}} – first Latina contract performer for the studio{{cite web|title=Wicked Signs Alektra Blue, Mikayla Mendez|publisher=XBIZ|author=Bob Preston|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/93382 |date=2008-05-02|access-date=2008-12-16}}{{cite magazine|title=Wicked Pictures Signs Alektra Blue, Mikayla Mendez: New contract girls announced today|magazine=AVN|author=David Sullivan|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Wicked-Pictures-Signs-Alektra-Blue-Mikayla-Mendez-52506.html |date=2008-05-02|access-date=2014-02-28}}
- Lupe Fuentes (2010–2011){{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Wicked-Pictures-Signs-Lupe-Fuentes-to-Exclusive-Contract-401027.html |title=Wicked Pictures Signs Lupe Fuentes to Exclusive Contract|author=Steve Javors|date=2010-06-22|work=AVN|access-date=4 August 2010}}
- Alektra Blue (2008–2013){{cite magazine|title=Alektra Blue No Longer With Wicked Pictures|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Alektra-Blue-No-Longer-With-Wicked-Pictures-UPDATED-507100.html |magazine=AVN|date=2013-02-22|access-date=2013-03-14}}
- Kaylani Lei (2003–2005, 2007–2015)
- Asa Akira (2013–2018){{cite magazine|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Asa-Akira-Announces-Wicked-Contract-at-The-Sex-Awards-532219.html |title=Asa Akira Announces Wicked Contract at The Sex Awards|access-date=2013-10-10|author=Peter Warren|date=2013-10-10|magazine=AVN}}
- Stormy Daniels (2002–2018, 2022–2023){{cite web |last1=Tibbals |first1=Chauntelle |title=Stormy Daniels Shares Her Wicked Past—and the DP in Her Future |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/stormy-daniels-shares-her-wicked-pastand-the-dp-in-her-future-774532.html |website=AVN |access-date=1 February 2021 |date=1 May 2018}}
- Jessica Drake (2003–2021){{cite web |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Exclusive-Complete-2008-eLINE-Award-Winners-from-Venus-Berlin-55443.html |title=AVN - Exclusive: Complete 2008 eLINE Award Winners from Venus Berlin |publisher=Business.avn.com |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416021504/http://business.avn.com/articles/Exclusive-Complete-2008-eLINE-Award-Winners-from-Venus-Berlin-55443.html |url-status=dead }}
Ranking
As of October 2021, Wicked Pictures has a traffic ranking of 81,588.{{cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wicked.com|title=Wicked.com Alexa Ranking|publisher=Alexa.com|access-date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103211759/https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wicked.com|url-status=dead}}
References
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