Orgazmo

Orgazmo
Orgazmo
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Trey Parker
Written by	Trey Parker
Produced by	Matt Stone; Jason McHugh; Fran Rubel Kuzui
Starring	Trey Parker; Dian Bachar; Robyn Lynne Raab; Michael Dean Jacobs; Matt Stone
Cinematography	Kenny Gioseffi
Edited by	Trey Parker; Michael R. Miller
Music by	Paul Robb
Production; companies	Kuzui Enterprises; MPD Worldwide
Distributed by	Rogue Pictures
Release date	September 6, 1997;
Running time	94 minutes; 92 minutes (Edited)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.3 million
Box office	$602,302

Orgazmo is a 1997 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 Joe Young (Trey Parker), a Mormon missionary, who gets talked into starring in a porno movie by the famous porn director Maxxx Orbison (Michael Dean Jacobs) in order to earn enough money to marry his fiancee Lisa (Robyn Lynne Raab).

In the eponymous movie-within-the-movie, he plays a superhero named "Orgazmo" who fights crime with his sidekick "Choda Boy" played by Ben Chapleski (Dian Bachar) 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 movie into a series. Joe's fiancee returns to L.A to find 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 film's 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 arch-nemesis, Neutered Man.

Cast

Trey Parker as Joe Young/Orgazmo
Dian Bachar as Ben Chapleski/Choda Boy
Robyn Lynne Raab as Lisa
Michael Dean Jacobs as Maxxx Orbison
Matt Stone as Dave The Lighting Guy
Masao Maki as G-Fresh
Toddy Walters as Georgi
Ron Jeremy as Clark/Jizzmaster Zero
Chasey Lain as Candi
Juli Ashton as Saffi
Shayla LaVeaux as Greek porn actress
Jill Kelly as Nurse
Lloyd Kaufman as Doctor
Max Hardcore as Award show presenter
Christi Lake
Jeanna Fine
Jacklyn Lick
Melissa Hill
Serenity Wilde

Release

The film was given an NC-17 rating, resulting in a very limited release in the US.

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).^[1] 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".^[2]

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

References

^ "Orgazmo". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ Ebert, Roger (October 23, 1998). "Orgazmo". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

External links

[1] "Orgazmo". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[2] Ebert, Roger (October 23, 1998). "Orgazmo". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

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