1996: Produced by Joano Ceretti, Axel steps behind the camera to direct his first solo project, “The Adventures of the G-Man”, the first installment of a successful series that would earn him both critical and commercial praise in Italy, along with an incredible notoriety for being able to make all women ejaculate with his hands. 1997: In January, Lasse calls him to co-write and shoot “Uncontrollable Lust”, for VCA. This will be the final father-son collaboration. Later that year Antonio Passolini, an accomplished director and longtime friend, gives Axel his first break in the American XXX-market, executive-producing the feature “The Book of Lust”, released by VCA. 1998: VCA releases Axel’s new feature “Sexcape”, shot between Los Angeles, Florence, Rome, Milan and Budapest. 1999: Axel releases “Fleshlight”, a hard-core comedy that tops the charts in Germany, as well as “Libido” and most notably “The G-Spot Chronicles” which ends up being the top-selling adult video of the year in Italy.