The Ranch (TV 2004)

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Writer:

Lisa Melamed

Stars:

Jennifer Aspen, Jessica Collins, Samantha Ferris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Aspen	...	Shayna
Jessica Collins	...	Kim
Samantha Ferris	...	Taylor
Nicki Micheaux	...	Velvet
Paige Moss	...	Rickie Lee
Ty Olsson	...	Other David
Bonnie Root	...	Emily
Carly Pope	...	Beth Ann
Amy Madigan	...	Mary Larkin
Giacomo Baessato	...	Ray
Lucia Walters	...	Lavender Rose
Cailin Stadnyk	...	Chicklet
Dana McLoughlin	...	Janey
Veronika Habal	...	Cat
Paula Shaw	...	Yetta

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | black bra and panties | ephebophilia | topless sunbathing | lesbian | 

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Taglines:

Their stories are different... but their profession is the same.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content including dialogue

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Rancho do Amor

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 90 min (unrated) 85 min (R-rated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Kim's fiancée picks her up at the airport in Detroit, he is there waiting for her as she exits the plane. This was not allowed in 2004 unless the person has a boarding pass.

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Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Ask - Don't Tell"
Written by Michèle Vice-Maslin (as Michele Vice-Maslin) and Ron Lawrence
Performed by Lea
Courtesy of Lava Records

User Reviews

Speechless! I am without speech.

Well, not really speechless, because I have a lot to say about this movie!

Before I went to rent this DVD, I had read reviews and descriptions about the movie on several sites. It's about the women who work at a brothel in Nevada, and phrases like "sexually explicit" and "T&A" were coming up more than once. Brothel? T&A? You pretty much know what to expect with this movie, right? So I go to the video store and read the cover, and the description is about what I had seen on the net; it even says "Rated R: Sexual content, Including dialogue". I think to myself, "This was made for Showtime, I wonder why it's even rated?", but I'm not really concerned, because I've seen several PG-13 movies that have a fair amount of T&A, so an R rated version of a movie made for pay-cable should still be more or less intact. Right?

Then I get it home and watch it, and I end up looking around the room for the hidden camera, because I know I must be being "Punk'd". Why? First, there is the "Sexual Content"; There is no nudity in this movie. None. Zero. No brief flashes, no side views, nada. And what about the "dialogue"? The F-word is clumsily (and obviously, just look at their mouths!) dubbed with words like "frick" and "heck", a**hole is replaced with "arrogant" and "blowhard", b!tch replaced with "witch", the phrase "BJ" is inserted where the actors mouths are clearly saying the two words that "BJ" stands for, etc., etc. I've done a bit more searching on the net, and have found out that there are both "Unrated" and "R-Rated" versions of the DVD. That's fine, many movies have an unrated release that adds a couple extra scenes or goes a little farther than the rated version did. But this "R" version could have aired on network TV! It certainly isn't family viewing, but it's nowhere near "R".

If you want to watch this flick for the plot alone, you'll probably be disappointed there, too. This was the pilot for a series that never materialized, so all the story lines are left hanging in the air; the movie just sort-of ends with no closure to anything. But if you want to watch this for, ahem, reasons other than plot, be sure to find the unrated version! That has to be the version other reviewers were talking about.