The Rapture (1991)

A telephone operator living an empty, amoral life finds God and loses him again.

Director:

Michael Tolkin

Writer:

Michael Tolkin

Stars:

Mimi Rogers, Darwyn Carson, Patrick Bauchau

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mimi Rogers	...	Sharon
Darwyn Carson	...	Maggie
Patrick Bauchau	...	Vic
Marvin Elkins	...	Bartender
David Duchovny	...	Randy
Stéphanie Menuez	...	Diana
Sam Vlahos	...	Wayne
Rustam Branaman	...	Conrad
Scott Burkholder	...	Evangelist
Vince Grant	...	2nd Evangelist
Carole Davis	...	Angie
Patrick Dollaghan	...	Executive
James Le Gros	...	Tommy (as James LeGros)
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Henry
DeVaughn Nixon	...	First Boy

Storyline

This is the story of a young woman (who lives in Los Angeles) with a very boring job. At night however, she and a male partner cruise the bars as swingers. After a time, she begins to believe that a conspiracy exists and decides that she must become a born-again Christian. The movie presents an interesting view of how even the most unlikely person might become born-again.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | telephone operator | christian | faith | tattoo | 

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Taglines:

Rapture (rap'chur) 1. ecstatic joy or delight. 2. a state of extreme sexual ecstasy. 3. the feeling of being transported to another sphere of existence. 4. the experience of being spirited away to Heaven just before the Apocalypse.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sensuality, and for some language and violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vocação

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$1,277,401 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the pool scene, Mimi Rogers had the flu. Right after the scene was shot, she was stung by a wasp.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sharon: Please hold for the number. Operator 134. What city please? Is that a business or residence?

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood vs. Religion (1994)

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Soundtracks

"AGUAS DE MARCO"
Performed by Elis Regina
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Published by Corcovado Music Corp.
Courtesy of Polygram Special Products
A division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc.

User Reviews

Complicated and uncompromising -- possibly Mimi Rogers' finest performance.

A haunting movie -- one that lingers in the mind (and the heart) for a long time afterwards. Mimi Rogers turns in a stunning performance as a woman trapped in a cycle of dull work and duller play, whose life is transformed twice -- first by a religious conversion, and then by coming face to face with the literal meaning of that conversion. She is incandescent in her belief, and in the movie's final scenes, takes on the epic proportions of a Job or King Lear. You may be puzzled, conflicted, or even offended by what the movie "means," but you won't be able to walk away from it untouched.