Based on the true story of the Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie, who created an adult movie empire. Read more
| Starring | Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Megan Ward, Refer Weigel |
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| Director | Emilio Estevez |
| Run time | 115 mins |
| Genres | Drama |
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Borrowing artlessly from Boogie Nights, Emilio Estevez's fact-mangling odyssey through the sleazy showbiz excesses of the seventies has all the class and conviction of a teleplay. Yet, there's a ghoulish fascination in watching him and brother Charlie Sheen portray Jim and Artie Mitchell, the feuding, drug-addled siblings who transformed the American porn industry with their sophisticated soft core. Chronicling their beginnings at San Francisco's O'Farrell Theater, through the triumph of the Marilyn Chambers vehicle, Behind the Green Door, to Artie's loveless, paranoic end, this untidy film leaves you hoping the story will eventually be revisited by a steadier hand.
This is way better than you might think. These are the parts that the two brothers were born to play and its a hoot to watch a hedonist playing a hedonist
This is way better than you might think. These are the parts that the two brothers were born to play and its a hoot to watch a hedonist playing a hedonist