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1986: 9 ½ Weeks, Mickey Rourke & Zalman King (Erotic 80s Part 9)
1986: 9 ½ Weeks, Mickey Rourke & Zalman King (Erotic 80s Part 9)
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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Billed as the hottest Hollywood film since Last Tango, 9 ½ Weeks was considered to have missed the mark by everyone who made it – including director Adrian Lyne, stars Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger, producer/writer Zalman King and his wife, writer Patricia Knop. Today we’ll talk about why this intoxicating and troubling film is worth a second look, how to square away the arguably feminist finished product from a production process that robbed Basinger of agency, and we’ll explore the film Rourke and King re-teamed on as a re-do, Wild Orchid. We’ll also talk about Rourke’s “bad boy” persona, and his problematic relationship with his second wife and co-star, supermodel Carre Otis.
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Released:
May 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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