It set a record by winning 11 AVN Awards in 2006, including Best Director and Best Music.
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Due to its high production quality, an R-Rated version (approximately 82 minutes) was created by removing the hardcore scenes to market it as a standard action-comedy for television and mass-market consumption. It set a record by winning 11 AVN