Rated X (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Emilio Estevez

Writers (WGA):

David McCumber (book)
Norman Snider (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 January 2002 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

They put the "X" in Sex.

Plot:

Biopic of notorious Mitchell Brothers who opened up a successful San Francisco strip club and thriving porn business that lead to a downward spiral of power and greed.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Drug Addiction | Drug Addict | Father Son Conflict | Pornographer

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Artie Mitchell
Emilio Estevez	...	Jim Mitchell
Rafer Weigel	...	Lionel
Tracy Hutson	...	Marilyn Chambers
Megan Ward	...	Meredith
Terry O'Quinn	...	J.R. Mitchell
Danielle Brett	...	Adrienne
Nicole de Boer	...	Karen Mitchell
Deborah Grover	...	Georgia Mae
Dylan McFadyen	...	Young Jim (as Dylan McFayden)
Taylor Estevez	...	Teenage Jim
Eric Cabral	...	Young Artie
Robert Clark	...	Teenage Artie
Loretta Jafelice	...	First Grade Teacher
Brian Paul	...	Principal Evans

Also Known As:

The Mitchell Brothers (USA) (working title)
The Mitchell Brothers Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, drug use, language and some violence.

Runtime:

115 min | USA:114 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 (uncut version) | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

District

Trivia:

According to Director Emilio Estevez, this movie was shot in 36 days, but at first Showtime Network wanted him to shoot the movie in 20 days.

Quotes:

Artie Mitchell: You got any pot?

Movie Connections:

Features Behind the Green Door (1972)

Soundtrack:

Blue-Eyed Baby

You have to give this one to them

It's been a while since I've seen this, so I'll keep it short. I saw the film, and read the book. I guess the idea of making the film came a little too close to the "Boogie Nights" success. Both brothers, however, show that they are good actors, even if Charlie's trying a little too much to be Hunter S. Thompson (unless the character was actually like that.) It's a good movie about the porn industry whereas "Boogie Nights" wasn't really about the porn industry, which was used mainly a subplot (or one of many... I loved that film, I just don't think these two movies should be compared-- this is a straight bio-pic.) The demise of the Mitchell brothers wasn't the demise of porno. But, it should be noted, the demise of film making (for real) in porno. They tried like hell to make real films, and probably could have (some might say, with the budget, should have.) So the characters made a fairly respectable film that came along a bit too late.