LOS ANGELES, CA — Since the success of such films as THE MATRIX and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, highly choreographed, fight-intensive films have been more popular than ever in Hollywood. But as anyone who’s watched Steven Seagal huff-and-puff his way unconvincingly through even the simplest fight scenes knows, most American action flicks pull their stunt sequences together through the use of doubles and skillful post-production magic. So when award-winning adult filmmaker BRAD ARMSTRONG (ETERNITY, SOLD, THE COLLECTOR), began pre-production on his new WICKED PICTURES shot-on-film action spectacular MANHUNTERS, stars JESSICA DRAKE, CARMEN HART, KIRSTEN PRICE, and EXOTICA underwent extensive physical training, spending weeks learning how to perfect the jumps, kicks, low stances, hard and soft punching styles, and many types of weapons training needed to bring this wild look at professional bounty hunting to life.

To prepare for their demanding roles, the ladies participated in a grueling daily regimen of cardio and heavy weightlifting, and received extensive training in such areas as the legal aspects of bounty hunting, the proper use of handcuffs and restraints, how to conduct a search on a building, how to apprehend a fugitive, how to conduct a search with weapons, and how to fire a variety of weapons with maximum accuracy. Ever the perfectionist, AVN Best Actress drake even sought certification through online bounty hunting classes, pursuing studies in such areas as Fugitive Recovery.