Amy's Orgasm (2001)

Story of a 29-year-old Ivy League-educated, self-help author as she grudgingly falls for a shock-jock radio host with a reputation for hitting on his bimbo guests.

Director:

Julie Davis

Writer:

Julie Davis

Stars:

Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Caroline Aaron

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julie Davis	...	Amy Mandell
Nick Chinlund	...	Matthew Starr
Caroline Aaron	...	Janet Gaines
Mitchell Whitfield	...	Don
Jennifer Bransford	...	Elizabeth
Jeff Cesario	...	Priest
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Amy's Mom
Charles Cioffi	...	Amy's Dad
Tina Lifford	...	Irene Barris
Michael Harris	...	Jerry Hegeman
Vincent Castellanos	...	Hans
Kira Reed Lorsch	...	Shannon Steele (as Kira Reed)
Mark Brown	...	Mike
Karen Neil	...	Tina (as Nell Balaban)
Wally Kurth	...	Beautiful Guy

Storyline

Amy is Jewish, nearing 30, single, and the successful author of "Why Love Doesn't Work," a self-help book for women who aren't in love. She's also a self-described sexorexic - she hasn't had sex with a man in four years and has never had a "mental orgasm." She gets plenty of advice - from her publicist, from her best friends (a married couple), from her parents, and from a priest to whom she goes to confession - so there's lots of conflicting emotion and analysis when she starts dating Matthew Starr, a good-looking playboy who's a popular L.A. male-chauvinist-pig radio shock jock. Each of Amy's theories and rules is put to the test - people may not change, but can love work?

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Plot Keywords:

dating | orgasm | priest | radio host | shock jock | 

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Taglines:

A kiss-and-tell-all comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2004 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Amy's O

Filming Locations:

First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood - 1760 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,750, 25 August 2002, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$513,572, 22 June 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Catchlight Films,Serious Dan,Withoutabox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many video shops would not stock a release with "orgasm" in the title, so the title of the home video and DVD release is "Amy's O".

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Quotes

[a talk-show host accuses Amy of being a lesbian due to her bad opinions on men]
Amy Mandell: I don't think I'm a lesbian because when I fantasize, I fantasize about sucking dick.

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Crazy Credits

No actors were starved during this production thanks to ...

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Soundtracks

Steve's Blues
Written by Steve Allee and Tom Borton
Performed by Steve Allee and Tom Borton
Courtesy of Los Angeles Post Music

User Reviews

perfectly explains my girlfriends neuroses

Cute, slightly offbeat romantic comedy is funny and I recognize some of the lead's attitudes and actions from girls I've known, so it kind of helps me figure out why they do some of the things they do, and I liked the way they would move from what was happening to what she was hearing and imagining, as when a guy's comments about having stayed with an ex for the good sex translating in her mind to a diatribe about her being fat. Movie has a rather cynical view towards self-help pop psychology books, which I think is justified. The big speech near the end of pretty stupid, the sort of unrealistic thing you see in Hollywood movies all the time. Not successful on all levels, and if I felt like it I could pick apart this or that, but overall it just works and is quite entertaining.