Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Beyond Desire

  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
416
YOUR RATING
William Forsythe and Kari Wuhrer in Beyond Desire (1995)
Erotic ThrillerActionThriller

An ex-con joins forces with a sexy, high-priced call girl to help clear his name from a murder charge 14 years earlier while a brutal gangster is after him for the location of some stolen mo... Read allAn ex-con joins forces with a sexy, high-priced call girl to help clear his name from a murder charge 14 years earlier while a brutal gangster is after him for the location of some stolen money.An ex-con joins forces with a sexy, high-priced call girl to help clear his name from a murder charge 14 years earlier while a brutal gangster is after him for the location of some stolen money.

  • Director
    • Dominique Othenin-Girard
  • Writer
    • Dale Trevillion
  • Stars
    • William Forsythe
    • Kari Wuhrer
    • Leo Rossi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    416
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dominique Othenin-Girard
    • Writer
      • Dale Trevillion
    • Stars
      • William Forsythe
      • Kari Wuhrer
      • Leo Rossi
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos1

    View Poster

    Top cast26

    Edit
    William Forsythe
    William Forsythe
    • Ray Patterson
    Kari Wuhrer
    Kari Wuhrer
    • Rita
    Leo Rossi
    Leo Rossi
    • Frank Zulla
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Shirley
    Billy Bastiani
    Billy Bastiani
    • Leo
    Dennis Hayden
    • Lt. Davis
    Fred Doumani Jr.
    • Rocco
    Natalya Lapina
    Natalya Lapina
    • Jody
    Russell Gannon
    • Chauffer
    Tina Catharina Antman
    • Dead Body
    Gino Lapinto
    • Undercover Cop
    James Carrera
    • Desert Joy Rider
    Michael Carr
    • Prison Guard
    Edward Gulley
    • Inmate
    Louis Ortiz
    • Inmate
    Steven Adler
    Steven Adler
    • Inmate
    Samuel Armstrong
    • Inmate
    Mike L. Lajeunesse
    • Inmate
    • Director
      • Dominique Othenin-Girard
    • Writer
      • Dale Trevillion
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews5

    4.6416
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    4UnknownDoomer

    Weird fatal couple

    Speaking about thrillers with elements of eroticism, as well as those involved in them, initially, to a lesser or greater extent, labeled in category "B", which could perhaps only be filmed in the nineties, four components involuntarily catch our attention, in smaller or larger proportions accompanying both categories - murders, a moderately twisted plot, profanity, mainly using one single word, nudity. And if in the first case the mentioned components often serve as a kind of addition to the overall action, then in the second usually the emphasis on them completely fills the frame.

    Actually, the film in question can be classified as one of these category "B" products. There are two main characters. Served fourteen years for a murder he didn't commit, pretending to be Elvis Presley, an eccentric guy. A person of not particularly difficult behavior, in the person of Kari Wuhrer, who in particular may be known to fans of computer games for her role as Tanya in "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2" (2000), driving around here in a red Corvette.

    Chance brings them together somewhere in the vicinity of Las Vegas and together they decide to be a kind of "Bonnie and Clyde", with the difference that they oppose themselves not to law enforcement agencies, but to the Italian mafia. The narrative moves at a ragged pace, but gradually gains momentum, covering locations from a landfill with neon signs, city backyards and desert to the Hoover Dam.

    Meanwhile, returning to the introduction. Sometimes in some B-movies you can sometimes find some interesting details, but here everything succinctly fits into what has been said, or, to put it another way, apart from the varying degrees of Kari's clothes and undress, there is nothing special to look at.
    sore_throat

    bomb

    Film starts out below average and worsens; last 20 minutes are especially bad as it completely falls apart. Awful script and except for Forsythe (who deserves better than this tripe) the performances range from weak to embarrassing. Film has perhaps the dumbest mobsters in the history of cinema. Occasionally the pathetic nature of the film provides unintended laughs but mainly is just dull and desperate.
    Slick4ce

    Kari Wurher looks good...that's about it.

    Wonderfully written dialogue, such as, "Well, if it isn't d--kface" abounds in this Skinimax-style film that won't do much for you unless you're a Kari Wuhrer fan. In that case, there's plenty to see, but keep the remote close by. Fans of William Forsythe will appreciate his Elvis one-liners and fighting style-- it's as if the King himself has hit you with an uppercut.
    Coxer99

    Beyond Desire

    The always groggy Forsythe stars in this straight to video venture as a recently released ex-con who pairs up with a Vegas call girl (Wuhrer), out to settle a score with the man who framed him. Rossi co-stars as the man who framed him.
    7lukem-52760

    A CLASSY PURE 90's PULP THRILLER

    Loved this old school crime flick in all it's pure 90's Low-budget B-movie charm!!! Here in England this Gem is known as The Last American Elvis, rather than Beyond Desire but both names are cool in my opinion. The always great yet very underrated William Forsythe is great here in a rare lead role as a charismatic, charming & rugged ex-con named Ray Patterson who has just gotten out of prison after serving 14 years for a murder he didn't commit. As soon as Ray is released he gets mixed up with a beautiful & mysterious lady of the night called Rita played by Kari Wuher, a strong performance & her evil boss played by Leo Rossi & wants to find the person who set him up. I really liked IT'S pulp fiction feel & look to it all, especially with William Forsythe dressed in a black suit with a white shirt, very Tarantino style & thoughts of Reservoir Dogs & Desperado came to mind as well as From Dusk Till Dawn & i think William Forsythe would've made the perfect Seth Gecko & wouldn't wiped the floor with Clooney in my opinion. This fun flick is also a nice time Capsule of the 90's DTV erotic Thriller material that filled up many shelves at the video store, great memories of a now lost time.

    This B-movie Gem is proper pulp & felt like the type of twisty-mystery Crime Thriller that Tarantino would love & Forsythe's Ray could even walk into a Tarantino film & fit in fine!!! Forsythe's performance is Excellent here & shows what a fantastic actor he is & yet still underrated & looked at as just another "Character Actor" but he's one of my favourites of all time!!! For other great Forsythe roles check out Things to do in denver when you're dead, The Substitute, The Rock, Direct Hit, The Devil's Rejects & many more. The Last American Elvis is a Las Vegas set dusty Crime Thriller that's got all the ingredients of the Classic pulp flicks or Novels, a bag a cash & an ex-con, a framed man, A beautiful mysterious lady, a Crime boss & plenty of Erotic sex scenes & shootouts!!! Pure pulp B-movie fun with a great soundtrack too!!!

    More like this

    Kate's Addiction
    4.1
    Kate's Addiction
    Vivid
    4.1
    Vivid
    Out of Sync
    5.6
    Out of Sync
    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
    4.5
    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
    Spider's Web
    4.2
    Spider's Web
    Do It for Uncle Manny
    4.6
    Do It for Uncle Manny
    Sex & the Other Man
    4.5
    Sex & the Other Man
    Poison
    4.5
    Poison
    Hit & Run
    3.9
    Hit & Run
    Sensation
    5.0
    Sensation
    Boulevard
    5.1
    Boulevard
    Terminal Justice
    4.4
    Terminal Justice

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Dominique Othenin-Girard directed Halloween 5 (1989) and actor Leo Rossi was in Halloween II (1981).
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Halloween Hootenanny: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Please Don't
      Written by 'Jann Castor' and Pat Loria

      Performed by William Forsythe

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ15

    • How long is Beyond Desire?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • April 23, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Last American Elvis
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production company
      • Beyond Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    William Forsythe and Kari Wuhrer in Beyond Desire (1995)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Beyond Desire (1995) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.