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:

hot | sex scene | sexy | dating | orgasm | 

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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

A big thanks to the actors whose performances still live on in the AVID

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Soundtracks

Little Darling
Written by Joy Askew
Performed by Joy Askew
Published by Foggy Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of the RCA Victor Group

User Reviews

Let's hope Amy doesn't have multiples.

In the context of grand cinema, "Amy's Orgasm" is a zit. However, in the context of romcom fare, this flick is somewhere around the middle of a very large heap. A naive but lively Niagara of prattling about the usual stock love vs sex stuff we've all seen before, "Amy's O" does little to distinguish itself and will probably play best with teen females at sleep-overs because of the in-your-face vulgarities, sexual emphasis, and obvious girl power bent. Passable stuff for the public at large, "Amy's O" is a marginal though worthy effort for a relatively young auteur who apparently put this flick together almost single handedly. (C)