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Release Date:
27 April 1990 (USA) morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Black Eyed Peas' Fergie: "I loved ecstasy" (From digitalspy. 13 October 2009, 12:42 PM, PDT)
The Many Lives of Mark Damon: Part II
(From Fangoria. 1 February 2009, 1:10 PM, PST)
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More than meets the eye more (39 total)US TV Schedule:
| Wed. Nov. 18 | 12:15 AM | MAX |
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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105 min | Canada:117 min (Ontario) | USA:111 min (unrated version)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Canada:R (Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Singapore:R21 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Brooke Shields turned down the role of Emily because she knew that nudity would be required. moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
James Wheeler: How come you're always following her around? I mean, don't you have anything better to do with your time? Hey, you better stay away from that one. Otherwise, she's gonna break your heart. moreSoundtrack:
LOVE SONG moreFAQ
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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.