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The Myth of the Male Orgasm

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The Myth of the Male Orgasm
Directed byJohn Hamilton
Produced byRobin Spry
StarringBruce Dinsmore
Mark Camacho
Miranda de Pencier
Ruth Marshall
Macha Grenon
CinematographyJohn Berrie
Edited byDenis Papillon
Music byRay Bonneville
Michel Pelletier
Production
companies
Doodskie Film Corporation
Telescene Film Group Productions
Release date
  • September 1, 1993 (1993-09-01)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$49,349 (US/Canada)[1]

The Myth of the Male Orgasm is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by John Hamilton and released in 1993.[2]

The film stars Bruce Dinsmore as Jimmy Rovinski, a man whose lack of success with women leads him to sign up for a feminist study on male attitudes about sex and romance conducted by project leader "Jane Doe" (Miranda de Pencier).[3] The cast also includes Mark Camacho and Burke Lawrence as Jimmy's roommates Tim and Sean, Ruth Marshall as his friend Mimi with whom he is in unrequited love, and Macha Grenon as his ex-girlfriend Paula.[2]

The film premiered on September 1, 1993, at the Montreal World Film Festival.[4]

Ray Bonneville and Brad Hayes received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 15th Genie Awards, for the song "Say Those Things".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Klady, Leonard (January 30, 1994). "The lowdown on '94's record box office heights". Variety. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "The Myth of the Male Orgasm". Variety, October 18, 1993.
  3. ^ "Attempt at controversy an anticlimax on screen". Edmonton Journal, November 24, 1994.
  4. ^ "Movies, drama, music: Dinsmore does it all; Canadian has two premieres in one week". Montreal Gazette, September 1, 1993.
  5. ^ "The Genie nominees". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 20, 1994.
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