Body Shots (film)
| Body Shots | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Michael Cristofer |
| Produced by |
Jennifer Keohane Harry Colomby Guy Riedel |
| Written by | David McKenna |
| Starring |
Sean Patrick Flanery Jerry O'Connell |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Garcia |
| Edited by | Eric A. Sears |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release dates | 18 October 1999 |
Running time |
106 minutes (unrated version) 103 minutes (R-rated version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Body Shots is an American film written by David McKenna and directed by Michael Cristofer. Released in October 1999, Body Shots tells the story of eight singles whose night of drunken debauchery goes terribly wrong. One DVD version in the UK contains a highly misleading blurb suggesting that it is some sort of sexual comedy. In fact the film is an insightful exploration of a night that ends in an alleged rape, with parallel versions intercut with flashbacks and comments to camera from the various characters who all have different attitudes to sex. While leaving the plot open (the final outcome is a hung jury) the script tilts towards the version of the accused macho actor and against the binge drinking and disturbed accuser. Perhaps this is why establishment critics gave it such a panning.
Cast
- Sean Patrick Flanery as Rick Hamilton
- Jerry O'Connell as Michael Penorisi
- Amanda Peet as Jane Bannister
- Tara Reid as Sara Olswang
- Ron Livingston as Trent
- Emily Procter as Whitney Bryant
- Brad Rowe as Shawn Denigan
- Sybil Temtchine as Emma Cooper
Reception
The film was critically panned. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 11% based on reviews from 28 critics.[1]
References
- ↑ "Body Shots". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2013-11-04.