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Mickey Rourke - God bless you kid, and everything you did
Review date: 2008-11-07 Rating: 8 out of 10
9 and 1/2 Weeks is a good movie made by a great director. Showgirls is a silly, fun movie.
Wild Orchid is easily the worst movie i have ever seen. No joke. It is laugh out loud bad. As a M.Rourke and a 9 1/2 weeks fan I am astonished that Rourke and the once famous Jacqueline Bisset (Bullitt- S.McQueen) appeared in this soft porn, badly made movie.
Director Zalman King's should have been arrested for crimes against Cinema-goers after the movie's release. Rourke stars as an aloof gazillionaire named Wheeler who longs for the human touch. Carre Otis is Emily,a naive,virginal American high-flying Lawyer who knows six languages (but can't act) and Jacqueline Bisset is Emily's scheming mother Claudia. It's set in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. Though the movie opens with multiple shots of the Christ of the Andes, this movie doesn't have a prayer.
One of Emily's first experiences is watching a couple make love underneath a leaky drainpipe in an abandoned building. It turns out she's not the only voyeur in Rio. After snuggling up to her wearing a silly bear mask, Wheeler makes her watch a couple get intimate in a limo. He also makes her lose her virginity to an Ugly American dude(and I do mean ugly) There's plenty of pretentious dialogue and cheesey love making scenes. Wheeler whines about how unloved he is and doesn't trust anybody,while Emily is inarticulate and stares blankly.
"Wild Orchid" was infamous for the consummation scene between Wheeler and Emily... but it's not a sexy movie. Its more like a bad comedy. In fact i laughed more during this than i did during Meeet the Fockers.
For all the sex and nudity,"Wild Orchid" is an unintentional hoot.
Brendan Clarke
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Actor(s):
Kyle MacLachlan
Mickey Rourke
Kim Basinger
Gina Gershon
Elizabeth Berkley
Creators:
Elizabeth Berkley (Primary Contributor)
Kyle MacLachlan (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036030434
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 3
Format: Box set, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2007-02-05
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 343 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)