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      Wild Orchid

      R 1989 1h 45m Drama Romance List
      9% 32 Reviews Tomatometer 43% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Attorney Emily Reed (Carre Otis) is hired by Claudia Lirones (Jacqueline Bisset), a businesswoman in the final stages of a big real estate deal. When Emily escorts Claudia to Rio de Janeiro to wrap up the project, she meets one of Claudia's fellow investors, millionaire James Wheeler (Mickey Rourke). A fan of pleasures of the flesh, James aids Emily in exploring her sexuality by opening her eyes to the city's sexual underworld, but willingly toys with her emotions in the process. Read More Read Less
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      Body Orchid is a tease-too-long, with overblown editing with an already slipping Mickey Rourke and unexperienced actress Carrie Otis.

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      Pete H More a collection of scenes than a planned storyline. Poor script, poorly delivered. Barely worth watching even for lovers of rubbish. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/11/24 Full Review Pickatcu 1 Modern porn movies have a better plot and an easier meaning than this awfully meaningless peace of shit... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/14/23 Full Review Steve D Inept and ridiculous. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review kevin c A beautiful young lawyer played by Carre Otis is hired by a large firm and quickly whisked away to Rio to finalize a deal. There she is enchanted by Mickey Rourke who introduces her to some erotic experiences. Jacqueline Bisset and Bruce Greenwood show up in supporting roles. I hadn't watched this in a long time, it's not as sleazy as I remember which is good thing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member My wife's fav erotic movie. We had to watch it twice because she called for a little intermission... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Good butt bad too... Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Phillipa Bloom Empire Magazine Not unsurprisingly dug from the very same creative depths responsible for 9 1/2 Weeks. Feb 1, 2018 Full Review Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times If Wild Orchid were a little bit sillier, it might classify as a minor classic of howling camp. As it is, the movie is pseudo-swanky, chic and sappy. Feb 1, 2018 Full Review Kate Muir Times (UK) Less a classic and more a curiosity, Wild Orchid is a cult piece of Eighties erotica that was panned at the time but now is weirdly fascinating. Rated: 3/5 Feb 4, 2016 Full Review Terry Francis Southern Voice (Atlanta) If you have a taste, as I do, for deliriously bad movies, Wild Orchid comes highly recommended. It's the most pretentiously ludicrous movie I've seen since Siesta. Rated: 1.5/4 May 9, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) One of the most involuntarily laughable films I've seen to date. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Zalman King-of Blue Sunshine fame-left it mischievously unclear, probably for notoriety reasons. Watch to judge for yourself. Jan 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Attorney Emily Reed (Carre Otis) is hired by Claudia Lirones (Jacqueline Bisset), a businesswoman in the final stages of a big real estate deal. When Emily escorts Claudia to Rio de Janeiro to wrap up the project, she meets one of Claudia's fellow investors, millionaire James Wheeler (Mickey Rourke). A fan of pleasures of the flesh, James aids Emily in exploring her sexuality by opening her eyes to the city's sexual underworld, but willingly toys with her emotions in the process.
      Director
      Zalman King
      Production Co
      Vision PDG
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Apr 16, 2002
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $10.7M
      Runtime
      1h 45m
      Sound Mix
      Surround