Elektra Luxx
| Elektra Luxx | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sebastian Gutierrez |
| Produced by | Sebastian Gutierrez |
| Written by | Sebastian Gutierrez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cale Finot |
| Editing by | Lisa Bromwell |
| Studio | Gato Negro Films |
| Distributed by | Myriad Pictures |
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| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Elektra Luxx is a 2010 comedy film directed and written by Sebastian Gutierrez featuring Carla Gugino. The film is a sequel to the ensemble comedy, Women in Trouble. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2010,[1] where it was acquired by Sony Pictures and was released to the rest of the country on March 11, 2011.
It was shown on UK TV on February 28, 2011.
Plot
Pregnant porn star Elektra Luxx is trying to make a living teaching sex classes to housewives. But her life is thrown into disarray when a flight attendant with ties to Elektra's past approaches her for a favor. Chaos ensues as fiancées, private investigators, a twin sister and even the Virgin Mary force her to face up to an unexpected series of decisions and revelations in her life.
The film ends with the trailer for Elektra's farewell film, the Spaghetti Western spoof Even Reverse Cowgirls Get the Blues.
Main cast
- Carla Gugino – Elektra Luxx / Elektra's twin Celia
- Timothy Olyphant – Del
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Bert Rodriguez
- Malin Åkerman – Trixie
- Adrianne Palicki – Holly Rocket
- Emma Bell – Eleanore Linbrook
- Emmanuelle Chriqui – Bambi
- Marley Shelton – Cora
- Josh Brolin – Nick Chapel
- Kathleen Quinlan – Rebecca Linbrook
- Christine Lakin – Venus Azucar
- Melissa Ordway - Sabrina Capri
- Julianne Moore – Virgin Mary (uncredited cameo)
- Rya Kihlstedt – Rita (uncredited)
- Eric Stoltz – Dolores Josephine's fiancé (deleted scene) [2]
Sequel
- Sebastian Gutierrez is planning a third installment tentatively titled Women in Ecstasy, which will feature Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and several cast members returning from Women in Trouble.[3]
References
- ↑ "SXSW 2010: Elektra Luxx". Official Website of the South by Southwest Conferences and Festivals (SXSW). March 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ Deleted scene "Rita's Night Out", Sony Pictures DVD, 2011.
- ↑ Lee, Michael J. (4 March 2011). "Exclusive Interview: Sebastian Gutierrez on 'Elektra Luxx'". RadioFree.com. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
External links
- Elektra Luxx at the Internet Movie Database
- Elektra Luxx's blog entry about Women in Trouble, from a promotional blog for Women in Trouble and related films
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