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Wild Orchid
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Overview

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Director:

Zalman King

Writers (WGA):

Patricia Louisianna Knop (written by) &
Zalman King (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

27 April 1990 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance more

Plot:

A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters. full summary | add synopsis

Plot Keywords:

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Awards:

2 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

Rourke: 'I'll Never Date Another Actress'
 (From WENN. 11 November 2009, 11:01 AM, PST)

Black Eyed Peas' Fergie: "I loved ecstasy"
 (From digitalspy. 13 October 2009, 12:42 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

More than meets the eye more (39 total)

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 1812:15 AMMAX   


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mickey Rourke ... James Wheeler

Jacqueline Bisset ... Claudia Dennis
Carré Otis ... Emily Reed
Assumpta Serna ... Hanna Munch

Bruce Greenwood ... Jerome McFarland

Oleg Vidov ... Otto Munch
Milton Gonçalves ... Flavio
Jens Peter ... Volleyball Player
Antonio Mario Silva Da Silva ... Rambo
Paul Land ... Big Sailor
Michael Villella ... Elliot Costa
Bernardo Jablonski ... Roberto
Luiz Lobo ... Juan
Lester Berman ... Interviewer #1
Steven Kaminsky ... Interviewer #2
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Additional Details

Runtime:

105 min | Canada:117 min (Ontario) | USA:111 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Bahia, Brazil more

Company:

Vision PDG more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Mickey Rourke and Carré Otis were a couple at the time this film was made, and there is a persistent rumor that the sex scenes were not faked. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the end, when Wheeler and Emily ride off on the Harley, Wheeler is wearing a leather vest in some shots, and a long sleeved leather jacket in others. more

Quotes:

Emily Reed: It must be jet lag. My emotions are getting the best of me. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Luke Wilson/U2 (#30.6)" (2004) more

Soundtrack:

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
More than meets the eye, 15 May 2006
8/10
Author: solimondi from Wilmington, DE

There is more, I think, to this film than most people give it credit for. Sure, it's full of sex and naked people, but it also manages to be erotic and sensual at the same time. It's certainly not the commercialized absurdity that you'll find late night on certain premium channels. More than that, though, is that it's a decent psychological study of a man who's completely divorced himself from reality. Like so many celebs of our time, money and success has allowed him to distance himself from whatever parts of reality that make him uncomfortable. Emily's naive and honest approach manages to reach him. His speech near the end, before the final 'scene,' is really impressive, and Mikey really is a great actor. Sure, Ms. Otis leaves something to be desired, but she's working in a role where her lack of comfort helps the part. Emily is out of her element, just is the actress playing her is, and even if this makes her transparent, it also makes her believable. Jaqueline Bisset is wonderful as always. All in all, if you watch this film without fast forwarding from sex scene to sex scene, you'll see a fairly human story mixed with a sexual journey that I think Zora Neale Hurston would have appreciated.

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