Body Shots (1999)

Director:

Michael Cristofer

Writer (WGA):

David McKenna (written by)

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Tonight it's for sex. Tomorrow it's for real. (Unrated VHS Version)

Plot:

A tale of the mysterious, but necessary, mating ritual between men and women of today and everything they think about sex but are afraid to say.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Drinking | Drink | Flashback | Bar

Cast

Joe Basile	...	Bartender
Scott Burkholder	...	Man in Bar
Liz Coke	...	Girl #2
Allison Dunbar	...	Girl #3
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Rick Hamilton
Edmund Genest	...	Sara's Dad (as Edmond Genest)
Adam Lieberman	...	Burger Joint Cop (as Adam Gordon)
Mark Hicks	...	Bodyguard
Larry Joshua	...	Detective Richards
Elizabeth Liebel	...	Mrs. Drofsky
Ron Livingston	...	Trent
Marc Lynn	...	Disco Bartender
Jerry O'Connell	...	Michael Penorisi
Lou Paget	...	Oral Sex Instructor
Amanda Peet	...	Jane Bannister

Also Known As:

Jello Shots (USA) (working title)
Last Night (USA) (working title)
The Night Before (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic sex-related dialogue, language, violence and scenes of alcohol abuse.

Runtime:

106 min | USA:103 min (R-rated version) | USA:106 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM18 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:Unrated | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Mexico:C | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:R(A) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (NO. 36662) | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The film's title was changed from "Jello Shots" to "Body Shots" because of threatened litigation on the part of Kraft Foods (owner of the "Jell-O" trademark).

Quotes:

Sara Olswang: I see a guy with a cute bum, I just want to bite it.

Movie Connections:

References Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)

Soundtrack:

Signifyin'

Better than you'd think.

BODY SHOTS

RATING: *** (OUT OF ****)

With decent performances and unconventional storytelling, "Body Shots" is never boring, although it never exactly "defines a decade" either. More stars were in it then I thought there'd be. Tara Reid, Amanda Peet, Jerry O'Connel (who I can hardly take seriously after "Tomcats" and "Joe's Apartment") and Ron Livingston (that's right, the guy from "Office Space") all show up, and the result is a surprisingly involving, though occasionally pretentious, film.