Undercover cops

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Movie
German title Undercover cops
Original title Exit to Eden
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1994
length 120 minutes
Age rating FSK unchecked
Rod
Director Garry Marshall
script Deborah Amelon
Bob Brunner
production Garry Marshall,
Alexandra Rose
music Patrick Doyle
camera Theo van de Sande
cut David Finfer
occupation

Undercover Cops is an American film directed by Garry Marshall from 1994. The film is based in part on the sadomasochistic classic Exit to Eden , which was published by the American author Anne Rice under the pseudonym Anne Rampling . The literary model was converted into a script by Deborah Amelon and Bob Brunner .

The film partially draws on the plot of the book. Dana Delany plays Lisa Emerson (in the book Lisa Kelly ), Paul Mercurio plays Elliot Slater . Around half of the film is based on a new storyline developed by the director in the form of a police comedy. To this end, several new characters have been developed, including Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell , who act as police officers to pursue diamond thieves in the Eden Leisure Department . The new figures are also discovering a wide variety of forms of BDSM . In order to integrate the main characters contained in the literary original into the new plot, new dialogues and scenes were developed.

action

Elliot Slater is a young and attractive professional photographer who lives in Southern California. Since he has long felt uncomfortable with his BDSM preferences, he is hoping to change this and booked a trip to the Eden Holiday Resort on a private tropical island. He is not aware that shortly before the start of his journey into new sexual territory he unwittingly photographed an internationally sought-after jewel thief, of whom no photos existed until then.

The jewel thief Omar and his criminal partner Nina want to get the film for themselves in order to ensure Omar's anonymity . Both follow Elliot to the holiday resort run by Domina Lisa and pretend to be guests of the complex.

The two civil investigators Fred and Sheila go to the tropical island after a reference to Omar's stay, Sheila under the legend of a femdom and Fred as an alleged craftsman. The situation becomes increasingly complicated, as the two officers do not know what they are looking for because the only existing photo is still in Elliot's camera and the wanted keep trying to steal it. All of this happens in the midst of the regular visitors who are scantily clad living out their dominant or submissive fantasies and are not aware of any danger. During their search, the two officers have very different experiences, in the course of which Fred repeatedly reacts rather blankly, while Sheila develops increasing tolerance, if not even interest.

In a second storyline, Elliot falls in love with Lisa, whom he serves as a punishment for his repeated "insubordination" as a personal bottom . After Lisa fell in love with him too, she fled to New Orleans because of her internal conflicts . This is where the action climaxes when Lisa and Elliot admit their feelings to each other while Omar pursues them as he tries to kill them both. Fortunately, rescue approaches in the form of Fred and Sheila, who send Omar and Nina to jail and receive a commendation from their superiors for solving the case. The newly in love couple Elliot and Lisa have their happy ending. An attractive guest, who repeatedly offered himself to Sheila as the bottom in the course of the plot, turns out to be a large industrialist, who very impressively invites her to leave.

backgrounds

  • The film attracted public attention due to the BDSM theme and the popularity of the writer, director and participating actors.
  • In the course of the film, different aspects of the subject of BDSM are addressed as if by chance, some of which are explicitly exposed as prejudice, on the other hand they are instrumentalized in the service of comedy.
  • The film is not pornographic in its design, but its aesthetics are clearly reminiscent of the porn chic of the 1970s. Sadomasochistic motifs of the main storyline are always pronounced, depicted in a vanilla-like manner and lag far behind other mainstream productions with BDSM topics, such as 9½ weeks .
  • The promotional material for the film included photos of Delany in domino clothing, among other things, which quickly spread in the World Wide Web, which was developing rapidly for the first time at that time .
  • The screening of the film was banned in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan after its US theatrical release due to the BDSM issue . This astonished some critics as it was the only known ban. After about a week and extensive reporting, the ban was lifted.
  • The very unusual floggers , repeatedly staged in the film, come from Janette Heartwood.

Reviews

The film was rejected by the vast majority of critics and also proved unsuccessful commercially. In particular, the connection between the original novel and comedic elements was repeatedly highlighted as a crucial weak point.

  • "Garry Marshall made with" Pretty Woman " prostitution edible but he obviously has no idea how he can do with the same sadomasochism."

  • "Gary Marshall - the man who brought prostitution into the mainstream with Pretty Woman - transforms Anne Rice's erotic fairy tale into a topless version of Fantasy Island , including the maudlin ending."

  • “How bad is this movie? You (the visitors to the reviewer) voted Rosie O'Donnell's acting performance as the worst that an actress has ever done in a movie. And the best thing about this movie, apart from the nude scenes, is Rosie - by far. Compared to Ackroyd, it shone like a comedic beacon. I give the script the scoopy for the worst (script) of the 1990s. Graciously, the writer never sold another script ... It (the film) is just terrible. Pure suffering from the beginning to the end. I would rate it as a comedy with an E , but I have to give it a C as a boobs movie because the nude scenes are OK. "

  • "As appalling as its reputation."

  • " Exit to Eden is a mess but, amazingly enough, it was a sensible mess."

Awards

  • Golden Raspberry 1995
    • awarded: Rosie O'Donnell as Worst Supporting Actress
    • nominated: Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell as Worst Screen Couple
    • nominated: Dan Aykroyd as Worst Supporting Actor

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Phillip Miller, Molly Devon, William A. Granzig (preface): Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism. Mystic Rose Books 1995, ISBN 0-9645960-0-8 .
  2. ^ "Garry Marshall made prostitution palatable with" Pretty Woman, "but he clearly has no idea how to do the same for sadomasochism." Richard Harrington, Washington Post, October 14, 1994, Exit to Eden Review
  3. ^ "Gary Marshall - the man who made prostitution mainstream with Pretty Woman - turns Anne Rice's erotic tale into a topless Fantasy Island, schmaltzy endings included" , John Wirt, Advocate , Baton Rouge, Los Angeles) Exit to Eden Review
  4. ^ "How bad is this movie? You guys voted for Rosie O'Donnell's performance here as the single worst performance ever given by a female in any movie. And, except for the nudity, Rosie is the best thing in the movie. By a wide margin. She shone like a comedic beacon compared to Ackroyd. I award the screenplay the Scoopy as the worst of the 1990's. Mercifully, the author never sold another movie script… It's just awful. Pure agony from start to finish. It would be an E if rated as a comedy, but I have to say C- as a tittle film, since the nudity is A-OK! " ," Tuna "and Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy), Exit to Eden (1994)
  5. ↑ “As awful as its reputation.” Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World, Exit to Eden Review
  6. ^ "Exit to Eden is a mess, but oddly enough, it was an enjoyable mess." Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly, Exit to Eden Review

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