Orgazmo (1998)

19981h 34mNC-17Comedy

A devout Mormon living in L.A. becomes a pornographic actor after his martial arts moves impress a big-time director.

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Orgazmo is what happens when Trey Parker takes a cheerfully juvenile idea and, against all odds, builds it into a strangely sweet, scrappy superhero comedy with a sincere little heart beating under the filth. The movie’s special trick is its tone: it’s brazenly raunchy and proudly stupid, yet it plays its characters with an almost innocent good nature, letting the laughs come from absurd escalation and deadpan commitment rather than cruelty. You’ll get martial-arts slapstick, porn-set satire, and an outlandish gadget that turns every scene into a comic grenade, all delivered with that early Parker/Stone energy that feels like a dare they’re delighted to win. It’s absolutely not for everyone—NC-17 isn’t a marketing flourish here—but if you can handle explicit humor in service of a surprisingly affectionate story, it’s a cult comedy that earns its reputation.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Trey Parker
Cinematography
Kenny Gioseffi

Details

Released
July 2, 1998
Language
English
Studio
Kuzui Enterprises, Avenging Conscience, MDP Worldwide