Orgazmo

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Orgazmo

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Trey Parker
Produced by Matt Stone
Jason McHugh
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Written by Trey Parker
Starring Trey Parker
Dian Bachar
Robyn Lynne Raab
Michael Dean Jacobs
Matt Stone
Music by Paul Robb
Cinematography Kenny Gioseffi
Editing by Trey Parker
Michael R. Miller
Studio Kuzui Enterprises
MDP Worldwide
Distributed by Rogue Pictures (PolyGram Filmed Entertainment)
Release dates
  • September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)
Running time 94 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1.3 million
Box office $602,302

Orgazmo is a 1997 American comedy film written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the animated series South Park, and directed by Parker.

Plot

The film revolves around Mormon missionary Joe Young who gets talked into starring in a porno movie by the famous porn director Maxxx Orbison in order to earn enough money to marry his fiancee Lisa.

In the eponymous film-within-the-film, he plays a superhero named "Orgazmo" who fights crime with his sidekick "Choda Boy", played by Ben Chapleski, using his signature weapon, the "Orgazmorator", a device that forcefully triggers climax in those he uses it on. Following an agreement with the director, Joe acts and fights while a "stunt cock" does the rest. Orgazmo goes on to be a smash hit, becoming the single highest grossing pornographic film ever, and even earning a place in mainstream theaters, and the director decides to exploit the missionary and make the film into a series. Joe's fiancee comes to Los Angeles from Utah to see Joe and finds a tape of Orgazmo playing on a TV in a video store. She becomes upset at his role in the film and leaves, but is kidnapped by the director to ensure Joe's participation in further filming.

Joe decides to fight back using a real Orgazmorator invented by Ben, which gives him the powers his character reportedly had. He uses these powers to bring down the corrupt filmmaker and rescue his fiancée. The film wraps up with Lisa, seeing Ben's distress at the thought of his friend moving back to Utah, declaring that Joe must stay and fight crime with him. Ben, after a prayer from Joe, concludes by saying, "God bless us, everyone" (a parody of Tiny Tim's line at the end of A Christmas Carol).

In the final scene, Orbison is told that his testicles will have to be removed after a number of Orgasmorator-induced orgasms caused them to swell massively. He swears revenge on Orgazmo, vowing to become another character from the porno movies — Orgazmo's nemesis, Neutered Man.

Cast

Release

The film was given an NC-17 rating, resulting in a very limited release in the US. There is an R-rated version that was released; it runs two minutes shorter than the original 94-minute release.

Reception

The film was met with mixed reviews; it currently holds a 48% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews (15 positive, 16 negative).[2] Roger Ebert gave the film half a star out of four, calling it "callow, gauche, obvious and awkward, and designed to appeal to those with similar qualities".[3]

Its reception and rating by the MPAA is discussed in the documentary This Film Is Not Yet Rated.

See also

  • Portrayals of Mormons in popular media

References

  1. ↑ "ORGAZMO (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 1998-04-07. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  2. ↑ "Orgazmo". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 
  3. ↑ Ebert, Roger (October 23, 1998). "Orgazmo". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 

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