“Wild Orchid” (actors: M. Rourke, J. Bisset, C. Otis, A. Serna, B. Greenwood, O. Vidov) is an amazing movie, a real masterpiece of the erotic melodrama genre. Now it is deservedly called a classic of world erotic cinema. This, among other things, and the picture itself, was facilitated by various rumors and related circumstances around the filming process.
Plot
Young attractive girl Emily (Carrie Otis) goes to work at a prestigious law firm and receives her first assignment. She is sent to Brazil with the task of accompanying a major real estate transaction. In the capital of Rio de Janeiro, Emily meets James Wheeler (Mickey Rourke). A sexy and mysterious millionaire, using his witchcraft charisma and charm, is trying to seduce a young beauty. Amid a riot of colors and the rhythm of the carnival, he burns in the main heroine a volcano of previously unknown feelings, erotic fantasies, without going over to decisive actions. And only pushing the girl into the arms of another, James realizes that he loves her. This is the plot of the erotic melodramatic tape "Wild Orchid." Actors who took part in the filming noted the similarity of the picture with another erotic masterpiece - "Nine and a half weeks." In this film, Zalman King acted as a producer.
Casting cast
"Wild Orchid" is a film whose actors are fully suited to each other. The merit in this is more directed by Zalman King. The director was aware of the specifics of the upcoming shoots, he understood that to achieve the effect he needed would help complete understanding in the acting pairs. That is why he gave Mickey Rourke the right to independently choose a partner. Among several hundred pretenders, actresses, Rourke singled out Carrie Otis and was not mistaken. The girl at that time was only 21 years old, but her photos more than once graced the covers of famous glossy magazines. Otis worked as a model. Later, everyone around them began to notice that they were much more than just partners on the set. The couple has become one. All those around spoke about this, only the actor himself was silent. "Wild Orchid", which began as a duel of the sexes, ended with the wedding process of the leading actors.
Mickey Rourke
Mickey from a young age spent a lot of time on the street. His friends showed him the place where the young rebel could throw out his aggression - the boxing ring. And soon Rourke became his regular. But at incomplete 19, he received a serious brain injury, so he had to forget about boxing. And then Mickey went to conquer Hollywood. After several episodic roles, Ford Coppola noticed him and invited him to star in the main role in the movie “Fighting Fish”. The young actor conquered his game and a wide audience, and famous film critics. Rourke was elevated to international movie star status. After a resounding success, the guy formulated his own acting concept, in which he positioned himself as a non-conformist, rebel, a person who does not fit into ordinary life. This is how the young actor saw himself. "Wild Orchid" only secured him the rank of sexual idol. He was talked about as a rival to Jack Nicholson, the new Robert De Niro.
Supporters
In general, the picture boasts a wonderful cast. In addition to the above-mentioned Carrie Otis and Mickey Rourke, the film starred in the film as the business woman of Claudia, the chic Jacqueline Bisset. According to the idea of ​​the authors, she got on the network of the protagonist Willer much earlier than Emily. The supporting role was played by Oleg Vidov, our ex-compatriot, formerly a Soviet actor. "Wild Orchid" has become a landmark film for many young talents.
The second part with a touch of sadness
“Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Sadness” (actors: N. Semashko, W. Hughes, T. Skerrit, R. Davy, B. Fraser) has nothing to do with the first film in the plot. The paintings are connected only stylistically and thematically, thanks to the same director, director and screenwriter - Zalman King. He specializes in paintings of a similar genre. Erotic projects brought him international fame: “Nine and a half weeks”, “Merger of two moons” and, of course, “Wild Orchid”.
In the second part of Wild Orchid, King again turns to his favorite subject - a demonstration of hidden female sexuality. This time, the main character Bleu (Nina Semashko), knowing the world of hidden desires, discovers her own erotic instincts, after falling into the elite brothel after the suicide of her father-musician. And the hostess of the institution, the insidious beauty Ell (Wendy Hughes) helps her in this. To break out of the vicious vicious circle of the heroine helps her driver, who became a friend (Robert Davi). Unfortunately, he did not become a magnet for women, just like Mickey Rourke is an actor, Wild Orchid for whom has become a source of an infinite number of fans around the world.