Rated X (film)

Rated X
Unrated DVD cover
Genre	Biographical Drama
Based on	X-Rated by David McCumber
Screenplay by	Norman Snider
Directed by	Emilio Estevez
Starring	Charlie Sheen Emilio Estevez
Theme music composer	Tyler Bates
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Producer	Allan Marcil
Cinematography	Paul Sarossy
Editor	Craig Bassett
Running time	115 minutes
Production company	District
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	January 25, 2000 (2000-01-25) (Sundance) May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)

Rated X is a 2000 American television film starring brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, with the latter also directing. Based on the nonfiction book X-Rated by David McCumber, the film chronicles the story of the Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie Mitchell, who were pioneers in the pornography and strip club businesses in San Francisco in the 1970s and 1980s. The film focuses on the making of their most profitable film, Behind the Green Door. It also portrays Artie's descent into drug addiction and increasingly erratic behavior, culminating in his murder at Jim's hands.

Cast

• Charlie Sheen as Artie Jay Mitchell
  • Robert Clark as Artie (teenager)
• Emilio Estevez as James Lloyd "Jim" Mitchell
  • Taylor Estevez as Jim (teenager)
• Geoffrey Blake as Michael Kennedy
• Rafer Weigel as Lionel
• Tracy Hutson as Marilyn Chambers
• Megan Ward as Meredith Bradford
• Danielle Brett as Adrienne
• Terry O'Quinn as J. R. Mitchell
• Nicole de Boer as Karen Mitchell
• Deborah Grover as Georgia Mae Mitchell
• Kim Poirier as Jamie the "Actress"

Production

The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Hamilton, Ontario, and Toronto, Ontario.

Release

Rated X was first screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2000 before making its network debut on May 13.

References

• David McCumber (2000). X-Rated. Pinnacle Books. ISBN 978-0-7860-1113-1.

External links

• Rated X at IMDb
• Rated X at Rotten Tomatoes
• Interview with Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen