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Wild Orchid

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Wild Orchid (1990)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:1

Rotten:12

Average Rating:3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A beautiful young attorney undergoes a sexual awakening after traveling to Rio de Janeiro. Emily takes a job as the assistant to Claudia, a no-nonsense, extremely successful businesswoman. As... A beautiful young attorney undergoes a sexual awakening after traveling to Rio de Janeiro. Emily takes a job as the assistant to Claudia, a no-nonsense, extremely successful businesswoman. As part of her duties, Emily must travel with her boss to Brazil during carnival. There, the lawyer meets Wheeler, a mysterious American tycoon who is instantly attracted to her. The two of them become romantically involved but Wheeler wants Emily to take part in a series of unusual erotic games... [More]

Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Mickey Rourke, Carre Otis, Bruce Greenwood

Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Mickey Rourke, Carre Otis, Bruce Greenwood

Director: Zalman King

Director: Zalman King

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Apr 16, 2002

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Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Goofy, grubby softcore precursor to "Red Shoe Diaries"

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02/19/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A few cheap laughs, but mostly awful

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01/16/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

empty

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12/01/03
Brian Gibson
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

All but exemplifies bad erotica, with Otis' quivery fragility and Rourke's skeezy ooziness.

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John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

There’s no interesting storyline, no interesting characters, and nothing that would qualify as a surprise – pleasant or otherwise.

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