Pandora's Box (2002)

Mia DuBois (Calhoun) is a walking cliché--a successful therapist with an unsuccessful marriage. Her husband, Victor (St. John), is more interested in working on his laptop than on her. So ... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Hardy

Writers:

Gregory Ramon Anderson (screenplay), Gregory Ramon Anderson (story),

Stars:

Michael Jai White, Monica Calhoun, Kristoff St. John

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Jai White	...	Hampton Hines
Monica Calhoun	...	Mia DuBois
Kristoff St. John	...	Victor Dubois
Joseph Lawrence	...	Detective Anderson
Tyson Beckford	...	Lance Racine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eli Arlis	...	Reporter
Donna Biscoe	...	Donna Paul
Chris Burns	...	Man in Park
Brandon Carroll	...	Waiter (as Jeremy Carroll)
Erwin Collier Jr.	...	Pandora's Bodyguard
David Collier	...	Dark Suit Man
Bella Cosper	...	Forensic (as Jennifer Cosper)
Pat Cusick	...	Attorney #1 (as Patrick Cusick)
Marvin Dixon	...	Man in Club
Geno Harris	...	Bartender

Storyline

Mia DuBois (Calhoun) is a walking cliché--a successful therapist with an unsuccessful marriage. Her husband, Victor (St. John), is more interested in working on his laptop than on her. So she is very receptive to hearing about the wild sex life that her new client Tammy (Wilson) and Tammy's husband enjoyed, before he was murdered. Mia even accepts an invitation from Tammy to Pandora's Box, a no holds barred secret club of sex, drugs, and even more sex. She falls under the spell of a dark, handsome stranger named Hampton (White), a walking streak of sex. But is Hampton all he seems?

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Plot Keywords:

sex | psychologist | exhibitionism | knife | death of spouse | 

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Taglines:

Open at your own risk.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Rainforest Films [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trois 2: Pandora's Box

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$85,610 (USA) (9 August 2002)

Gross:

$44,792 (USA) (13 October 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rainforest Films, Rainforest Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Batman Returns (1992)

User Reviews

A non-erotic non-thriller

Yawn.

This is yet another painfully boring movie that tries to get by on soft-core pornography and (oh so shocking!) S&M themes to keep the viewer interested. Imagine the worst episode of "Red Shoe Diaries," I mean the absolute worst, with black actors. This movie is worse. Another viewer cleverly equated this to "Eyes Wide Shut." The is much similarity, although the dismal, slow-moving EWS is FAR more interesting than this turkey.

The dialog was probably written in less time than the movie spans. Seriously.

Actual porn movies have better scripts and less wooden acting.

I gave it a "2," only because the opening sequence was pretty well done.

Avoid this one like the plague.