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A female lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.

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James Wheeler
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Claudia Dennis
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Emily Reed
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Hanna Munch
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Jerome McFarland
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Otto Munch
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Flavio
Jens Peter ...
Volleyball Player
Antonio Mario Silva Da Silva ...
Rambo
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Big Sailor
Michael Villella ...
Elliot Costa
Bernardo Jablonski ...
Roberto
Luiz Lobo ...
Juan
Lester Berman ...
Interviewer #1
Steven Kaminsky ...
Interviewer #2
Hollister Whitworth ...
Bodyguard #1
Franco Pisano ...
Bodyguard #2
Carlinhos de Jesus ...
Conga Line Leader (as Carlinhos Jesus)
Veluma ...
Manuella
Anya Sartor ...
Woman in Old Hotel
Joao Carlos Dos Santos ...
Workman in Old Hotel
Antonio Agusto Do Carmo ...
Construction Foreman
David Rudder ...
Self
Simone Moreno ...
Self
Kathleen Kaminsky ...
Emily's Mother
Mato Chi ...
Mr. Chin
Yomiko Ribeiro ...
Chinese Lady
Omi Raia ...
Black Angel
Daniel Anibal Blasco ...
Man in Airport
Antonio Onofre ...
Conga Line
Marco Onofre ...
Conga Line
Marcelo Mandonca Pereira ...
Conga Line
Lucila Carvalho Medeiros ...
Conga Line
Solange Dantas Dos Santos ...
Conga Line
Geronimo ...
Dance Hall Singer
Silvia Gómez Torres ...
Slave Quarters Singer
Kim Donaldson ...
Dancer
Gilmar Sampaio ...
Dancer
Marina Salomao ...
Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Linda Batista ...
Beautiful woman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Zalman King

Written by

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Patricia Louisianna Knop ... (written by) &
Zalman King ... (written by)

Produced by

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Tony Anthony ... producer
Lester Berman ... producer
Mark Damon ... producer
James Dyer ... executive producer (as Jim Dyer)
Amy Kastens ... associate producer
Robert H. Lemer ... associate producer
Bruce Rubenstein ... assistant producer
David Saunders ... executive producer
Howard Worth ... co-producer

Music by

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Simon Goldenberg
Geoff MacCormack

Cinematography by

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Gale Tattersall

Editing by

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Marc Grossman
Glenn Morgan ... (as Glenn A. Morgan)

Editorial Department

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Nick Cokas ... post-production assistant
Gisella De Mello ... assistant editor
Keila Gracie ... assistant editor
Steven Kaminsky ... post-production coordinator
Mato ... color timer
Derrick Mitchell ... assistant editor
Jim Rhine ... post-production assistant
Mike Stanwick ... color timer

Casting By

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Karen Rea

Production Design by

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Carlos Conti

Art Direction by

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Yeda Lewinsohn
Alexander A. Mayer

Set Decoration by

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Leonardo Haertling

Costume Design by

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Ileane Meltzer
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department

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Jorge Dailinger ... hair stylist: Mr. Rourke
Giuseppe Franco ... hair stylist: Mr. Rourke
Lori Hicks ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Hiram Ortiz ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Edward St. George ... makeup artist: Mr. Rourke

Production Management

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Brad Arensman ... post-production supervisor
Roberto Bakker ... production manager
Lester Berman ... executive in charge of production
Steven Kaminsky ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Vicente Amorim ... second assistant director: Brazil
Xochi Blymyer ... second assistant director
James Dyer ... first assistant director (as Jim Dyer)
Caíque Martins Ferreira ... first assistant director: Brazil
Webster Whinery ... second unit director

Art Department

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Bia Castro ... art department coordinator
Jane Cavedon ... art director: USA
Cristina Cirne ... assistant art director
Claudia De Moraes ... assistant set decorator
José Augusto de Souza ... set dresser
Maria Diaz ... property assistant
Luciano Dubois ... assistant construction coordinator
Paulo Dubois ... construction coordinator
Luiz Paulo ... set painter
Patricia Spyer ... property master
Renato Casaro ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Nonô Coelho ... cable person
Mark A. Elliot ... sound editor
Otis Ester ... sound editor
Gary Gegan ... adr mixer
David Halbert ... boom operator
Stephen Halbert ... production sound mixer
Gary A. Hecker ... foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Wayne Heitman ... re-recording mixer: JDH Sound
Michael Hoskinson ... sound editor
Jon Hussein ... foley mixer
Matthew Iadarola ... re-recording mixer: JDH Sound
Allison Jolly ... sound editor
Dessie Markovsky ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Nash Michael ... assistant sound editor (as Debbie Rosenblum)
Glenn T. Morgan ... supervising foley editor
Matt Patterson ... recordist: JDH Sound (as Matthew Patterson)
Nelson Ribeiro ... sound transferer
Fred Stafford ... sound editor
Edward M. Steidele ... foley artist (as Edward Steidel)
Ross Taylor ... foley artist
Brent D. Winter ... sound editor (as Brent Winter)
Steve 'Woody' Wood ... adr recordist / foley recordist

Special Effects by

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Martin Chab ... pyrotechnician
Sergio Farjalla Jr. ... special effects assistant
Sergio Farjalla ... special effects coordinator
Edu Paumgartten ... special effects

Stunts

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Webster Whinery ... stunt coordinator / stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Luís Abramo ... focus puller: second unit
Richard Aujard ... still photographer
Paulo Brakarz ... gaffer: Brazil (as Paulo Souza)
Marcelo Brasil ... second assistant camera: second unit
Mickey del Cueto ... second assistant camera: trainee
Sam Holcombe ... additional photographer
John Jordan ... focus puller
Russell j Lyster ... gaffer (as Russ Lyster)
Billy Merrell ... best boy electric
Luc G. Nicknair ... first assistant camera: opening title sequence, Los Angeles
John 'Porky' Rivers ... key grip
Toca Seabra ... aerial photographer: second unit / camera operator: second unit / director of photography: second unit
Jean-Paul Seresin ... second assistant camera
Newton Thomas Sigel ... additional photographer
Gale Tattersall ... camera operator
Stephen Vaughan ... still photographer
Luiz Viana ... best boy electric: Brazil
Nilo Vital ... key grip: Brazil

Casting Department

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Flavia Brasil ... extras casting: Brazil
Luca De Castro ... extras casting: Brazil
Laura Gasparian ... extras casting: Brazil
Carmen Gomes ... casting: Brazil
Pamela Guest ... additional casting (as Pamela Rack)
Doreen Lane ... casting services
Carolyn Long ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Regina Martelli ... wardrobe supervisor
Edward Nashen ... key costumer
Jamey Phillips ... wardrobe assistant
Luciano Soprani ... wardrobe designer
Julia Schklair ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Silvana Godinho ... assistant location manager
Paulo Fernando Pijnappel ... location manager

Music Department

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Cristina Berio ... music coordinator
Shirley Divers ... executive producer: soundtrack album
Derrick Mitchell ... assistant music editor
Andy Paley ... producer: soundtrack album
Paul Pesco ... musician: guitar
Joshua E. Schneider ... music engineer (as Josh Schneider)
Ellen Segal ... music editor
Seymour Stein ... executive producer: soundtrack album

Script and Continuity Department

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Carol DePasquale ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Manuel R. Carrido ... transportation captain
Wanderson Chaves ... transportation captain
Luis Manuel Fernandes ... transportation captain
Jose Land ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Valeria Costa Amorim ... production coordinator: Brazil
Jacki Apple ... project consultant
Elisa Aquino ... assistant to producers
Xochi Blymyer ... production assistant
David Cooley ... production coordinator: Los Angeles (as David E. Cooley)
Kenya Costta ... stand-in
Dennis Davidson ... publicity campaign
Sidinei De Abreu ... assistant accountant
Leticia B. De Mello ... production coordinator: Brazil
Chip Fowler ... production coordinator
Pamela Godwin-Austen ... account supervisor
Claudia Heimer ... assistant publicist
Sylvia Jacobs ... production associate
Steven Kaminsky ... assistant: Mr. King
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan ... production executive
Ricardo Karam ... production assistant: second unit
Amy Kastens ... unit publicist
Andrea Lua ... stand-in
Dianne Mapp-Cheek ... production controller (as Dianne Lisa Cheek)
Marcos Menescal ... assistant accountant
Paula Montgomery ... assistant production coordinator
Janet Pett Davies ... assistant: Mark Damon (as Janet Pett)
Joey Rourke ... double: Mr. Rourke
Burton Sharp ... adr group coordinator
Mauricio Silveira ... production assistant
Morleigh Steinberg ... choreographer
Neal Thompson ... title designer
Suzanne Unvert ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Julie Vetter ... assistant to producers
May Waddington ... assistant publicist
Bonnie Weis ... assistant production accountant
Gilles Wheeler ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Zebrinha ... assistant choreographer

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Emily, a raw recruit to a law firm is sent to Brazil with Claudia to help finalise a real estate deal. Emily is innocent and vulnerable, and when she's left in Rio with Wheeler, a milionaire with an unusual outlook on life, Emily is shocked and intrigued by the sex antics to which she is exposed. Written by Rob Hartill

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Also Known As
  • L'orchidée sauvage (France)
  • Orquídia salvatge (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Orquídea salvaje (Spain)
  • 野兰花 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Vad orchideák (Hungary)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $3,646,000, 29 Apr 1990

Did You Know?

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Trivia Mickey Rourke and Carré Otis were a couple at the time this film was made, and there is a persistent rumor that the sex scenes were not faked. See more »
Goofs In the end, when Wheeler and Emily ride off on the Harley, Wheeler is wearing a leather vest in some shots, and a long sleeved leather jacket in others. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Short Time/Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!/Wild Orchid/Without You I'm Nothing/Santa Sangre (1990). See more »
Soundtracks Elegibô (Uma História De Ifá) See more »
Quotes Emily Reed: It must be jet lag. My emotions are getting the best of me.
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