I've seen Orgazmo many times and I always have to chuckle over it. The beginning of the film is fantastic: filled with zingers, and the furious fists of a Mormon martial artist. The concept is fresh: a young Mormon acolyte on a mission tries to make money for a special wedding ceremony by appearing in pornographic films. Director/Writer/Star Trey Parker is great as the innocent Joe, and his South Park partner-in-crime Matt Stone as photographer Dave steals every scene that he's in. The film stalls a bit just before the climactic final scenes but overall, it is very funny and really not as offensive as detractors of Parker and Stone would have you believe. Well worth it for fans of their series, and for people who like their comedy irreverent.
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gavin69424 October 2010Joe Young is a Mormon, spreading the word of Jesus Christ in Los Angeles. He stumbles upon a house where they are shooting a pornographic movie, and despite his beliefs, finds the lure of compensation too good to turn down a role.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone had only just begun "South Park" when this film was released. The acting is cheesy, the lines are over-acted, but there's something just really funny about the movie. Like their even more amateur production, "Cannibal", they don't require a big budget to make things funny.
You might have to find Mormons or porn funny to really appreciate this film. I don't know. Of course, if you are opposed to porn or are Mormon, you probably should stay away from it, because you're likely to get offended. While tamer than you might expect, it is by no means a clean film. -
simin-gunnarsson14 July 2017I don't wanna sound like a queer or nothing', but I think this movie is actually decent, well at least Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Jesus (where?) are.
The most important line from the movie: - Maxxx Orbison: Put your tongue in her mouth, for Christ's sake! - Joe Young: How would Christ benefit from me putting my tongue in someone's mouth?
That's some deep sh** right there. -
dayenes1 October 2002I have watched this fine piece of of cinematic brilliance over 30 times and I'm still not tired of it. Literally, HILARIOUS, from start to finish, from the perfect "porn trak," G-Fresh, Choda Boy, Dave the lighting guy, "Sancho," Lisa, T-Rex, all the porn actors, MAXXX Orbison, and my personal favorite, A-Cup. Why hasn't A-Cup been in more movies? This upsets me. This is REQUIRED viewing. Too funny to miss. Giving you a synopsis of the story would be a waste of time. "What's that? You dirty girl! I can do that!"
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Quinoa198419 February 2000This film is very silly, very stupid, and very funny. Thanks to writer/director Trey Parker, we can view at the industry known as Porno in a way that is not as serious as in Boogie Nights. The film takes some turn as that are known to happen in these types of movies, but it is even more humorous than in the others. Not to mention Parker teams up with his South Park co-star Matt Stone as a guy who doesn't want to sound like a queer or nothing. Along with a funny cast of supporting characters, this may not be Parker and Stone's best achievement yet- matter of fact in a way it lacks the polish that their first collaboration Cannibal the Musical had- it's still a worthy effort with enough laughs to make it worthwhile. If only once, as a teen. B
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pendragon107421 July 2020While the movie is dumb, it's still amusing as all get out. I've seen this dozens of times and have never gotten tired of it. Of all the live action Parker/Stone movies, this ones the best.
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bkoganbing20 May 2012Although I've not met many LDS missionaries who were quite as unworldly as Trey Parker, Orgazmo is still a fun movie which combines the unlikely subjects as LDS missionaries and pornography.
The soon to be co-creator of South Park stars as Joe Young, LDS missionary assigned to the Los Angeles beat who stumbles into a porno film shoot and shows some karate moves that impress the producer/director Michael Dean Jacobs. As Parker is looking to have a big blowout of a wedding in the Temple in Salt Lake City he knows it costs big bucks. He takes up the offer to be a porn superhero although he's firm on not having any penetration.
He hits it off with Dian Bachar who plays his Robin the boy wonder sidekick Choda Boy. Bachar is a scientist also, but does porn because he even in his nerd persona gets a lot more sex than he would under normal circumstances. Bachar has also invented a portable addition of what Woody Allen and Diane Keaton would enjoy a few hundred years later in Sleepers. Bachar was my favorite character in the film.
These two grow into their roles with some ultimate method acting as they start to think they're real superheroes. That portable Orgasmatron proves to be quite the weapon. It does what Divine did to Geoff Lewis's whole gang in Lust In The Dust. Villains don't really know how to deal with it.
In the end Parker and Bachar are on a whole different kind of mission.
LDS members might find it offensive, but I wouldn't take Orgazmo all that seriously. -
nvivek199326 August 2014Orgazmo is from the creators of South Park.It's hard to digest the fact.It is like one of their flop episode that comes along sometimes.The movie is filled with adult industry content.All the viewing is OK if the movie works somewhere.If the director wanted to mock mormons then he should have not done in a wholesome film which has nothing more to add on.The movie lacked plot,proper dialogues.some dumb acting also didn't help the cause.Screenplay was predictable and you want this flick to end so badly that you can't wait for the end.The movie fails miserably in all aspects and it is entirely up to you to decide whether you want to see this movie fully.A real disaster movie from the makers of South Park
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darthmaus21 January 2003Sometimes I just need brain candy. When I need brain candy, I can rely on Matt Stone and Trey Parker to deliver.
Orgazmo is full of potty humour, blasphemy, and other rudeness. It relentlessly mocks religious zealots, the porn industry, and nearly everything in between.
There is nothing good about the acting or production qualities -- in fact, the *poor* acting and production qualities add to the humour, I think, in the same way that the cheesy attempt at animation adds to the humour of South Park. The entertainment value of 'Orgazmo' lies primarily in the situation -- and even if the individual jokes are not fantastically original, the situation *is*. It's just good, stupid fun.
Think of the rudest, raunchiest of all the South Park episodes -- like the one where Cartman joins NAMBLA, or the one where the kids start a fad of sexually stimulating dogs. If you enjoyed those, you will probably enjoy Orgazmo. If you didn't appreciate the humour or found them offensive, don't bother with this movie.
Personally, my tastes are so base that I consider this one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen. -
flingebunt10 May 2005Trey Parker also created South Park....and here endeth the review. Well seriously if you seen South Park you will know what to expect here.
OK, now for the more serious review. Trey Parker is part of a comedic movement that began in the mid to late 1990s in America. They are not so much interested in messages but the joke. Nothing is sacred, nor is anything really reviled, they are just interested in the joke.
Orgazmo is less a comedy about the porn industry but a comedy set in the film industry.
Joe Young is a much reviled person on the grounds he is a Morman Missionary. By accident he enters the porn industry as Tom Hung, aka Orgasmo, crime fighting porn stay. But can he keep this identity secret and keep true his beliefs.
Actually filmed in 1996 you see that Trey is still developing his style that doesn't quite hit the mark until the second season of South Park. Also, working alone (with a little help from his South Park co-creator) the story and ideas are leaner and more focused, with moral undiluted (South Park presents Morality as an ongoing debate...it is a Jewish thing I think).
So what is the moral? If you play a role, that role will take you over? It is more sophisticated than that, it is that you will merge with the role and end up somewhere in the middle.
Not a must see for anyone except South Park fans. However it certainly is entertaining and funny is a range of different ways. -
Elijah-1224 April 2000'Orgazmo' is a sick, vulgar, crude and totally childish comedy: in one word, brilliant.
Parker and Stone deserve credit for taking three pop culture icons (porno, kung fu and superheroes) and mixing them together in an outrageous fashion. It comes across as a mix between 'Boogie Nights' and 'Kingpin', and is totally hilarious, yet surprisingly deep. In particular, Stone's character, a Mormon, usually belittled endlessly in comedies, comes across as surprisingly together and not as naive as he sounds.
It's definitely sad that a cool and rather original comedy like this one would be ignored by the public, while formulaic comedies without an ounce of originality, like 'Dumb and Dumber' or any of Leslie Nelsen's recent movies should continue to draw good box office numbers. -
Anonymous_Maxine18 November 2001Orgazmo is the kind of movie that is cheesy to the point that it's obviously meant to be that way. You can't watch a movie like this and think even for a second that it is meant to be taken seriously, or even that it takes itself seriously. And all of this is clear just from looking at the cover box, so you know from the minute that you pick the movie up that you are about to watch an extremely goofball comedy. With that in mind, you can really appreciate Orgazmo for what it is.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the famous creators of South Park and the hilarious BASEketball, have returned with another comedy, this one with much less taste but at least as many laughs. Orgazmo is the story of a Mormon missionary who inadvertently winds up starring in an adult film in Los Angeles, but who never seems to lose his faith. Trey Parker plays Elder Young, the above-mentioned missionary, and also writes and directs this unusually amusing b-movie.
Orgazmo is a straightforward film that has a very obvious intent. It is aimed at the same audience as other infinitely inferior movies like Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2, but it actually succeeds because its creators have some filmmaking talent that goes beyond a simple purge of every disgusting joke that they learned in fourth grade. Parker and Stone are just naturally funny guys, as has become obvious by now, which is why they have managed to take the potential-free combination of the porn industry and a tiny budget and make it into a hilarious comedy.
Trey Parker plays Elder Young, a missionary assigned to do his mission work in Hollywood, and in a hilarious run-in with porn director Max Orbison, he ends up defending himself against a gang of thugs and thereby earning a high paying position as the leading man in Orbison's newest porno. Seduced by the offer of a huge amount of money, which he plans to spend on a house for himself and his ridiculous girlfriend (`Jesus and I love you!'), Young agrees to take on the role, provided he doesn't have to do any actual intercourse. Sound like the makings for a great comedy? No? Exactly! That's what makes it so good! This material is total crap, but that's where the comedy comes from! This is a spoof of lots of different types of films, not the least of which are martial arts films, for reasons which you'll just have to watch the movie to see, and it succeeds on many different levels.
The characters are hilarious (there is a truly classic moment when Choda Boy explains to Young that, believe it or not, he doesn't get a lot of action from women. The fact that he's strapping a dildo to the top of his head might have something to do with that.), and there are just some great scenes. The movie is aware of its place, and it doesn't try to pretend that it is something that it's not. Get a bunch of your buddies together and have a couple beers while you watch this movie, you'll love it. -
movieman_kev22 June 2005Devout Mormon Joe Young (Trey Parker) is going door to door trying to sell his bible with his Mormon friend (who's never heard from again). When he shows up at a porn producer's house and attacked by his goons for interrupting a porn scene, he beats them all up. This cause the porn producer to want Joe to be in his movie for no good reason at all other than it advances the story. Joe reluctantly agrees to pay for his upcoming wedding. But then sh*t hits the fan in many different ways. This film is pretty funny when you don't really pay attention to the plot and in in the right frame of mind (IE. drunk off your ass or stoned out of your mind) MUCH better than the sad "Baseketball" alleged comedy.
Eye Candy: Juli Aston and Chasey Lain get topless
ANTI-eye Candy: LOTS of man ass
My Grade: B-
DVD Extras: Side A) Theatrical & Unrated versions; Audio Commentary by Directors Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Producer/Star Jason McHugh and Stars Stan Sawicki and Andy Kemler; Second commentary by Stars Maki San, David Dunn, Robyn Rabb, Jason McHugh, Lloyd Kaufman and others; Third commentary by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Weird Al Yankovic, Dave Foley, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Kevin Smith and David Zucker (the third one is awful, not in content wise but the movie audio is too damn high and you have to strain to hear the actual commentary IT SUCKED!!); and Trailers for "Seed of Chucky", "Assault on Precint 13" the remake, "Half-baked", and "Unleashed" Side B) 2 Theatrical Trailers; "The Book Of Orgazmo" documentary ; Dragon Con Interview; Behind-The-Scenes; An Interview With Trey Parker; 14 Deleted Scenes with optional commentary; 42 minutes of Outtakes; and Stills Gallery
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Oh how I have sought this movie, based on word-of-mouth and my respect for the Trey-Parker duo... I've looked around in eBay for VHS copies, then decided to wait for the DVD to enjoy it better... And what a big disappointment at the end -- this is quite possible one of the worst movies I have watched ever. I've spent every minute of it telling myself: "Wait, I'm sure they'll show their brilliance in the next scene -- don't give up!" Ended up wasting two hours of my life... Don't even bother to seek this out of curiosity - it's moronic attempt at humor. The worst episode of South Park is better than this movie.
The storyline revolves around a young Mormon missionary named Joe Young (Trey Parker) knocking on the door of a house in Los Angeles where they're trying to make an adult movie with a super-hero plot ("Orgasmo" of the title). The director sends his thugs to kick Joe's ass for disrupting the movie, and in the act of defending himself Joe shines on the director's eyes as the man that can play the title character. It's all downhill from there... -
Chiron19871 November 1999Orgazmo appeared and disappeared faster in 1997 than Showgirls. Part of the blame is the nefarious NC-17 rating which both did not deserve. However, Orgazmo is the better of both films simply because it tries much harder than Showgirls did to deliver a product based purely on shock value.
Orgazmo is the story of a young Mormon languishing in the cesspool that is Los Angeles try to convert the jaded populace into members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He fails at that, but succeeds at being the luckless star of low-budget adult film, Orgazmo, featuring a super-hero who wears a weapon that induces instantaneous orgasms in his foes and a stalwart sidekick, Choda-Boy, who wears a serendipitous dildo atop his head.
The performances were rather good, especially director/writer Trey Parker as our heroic protagonist, and Dian Bachar, as the scientist turned porn star. While the film was made on a shoestring budget, and boy, does it show, it is earnest, funny, and well-paced. Parker took a mere $600,000 and really crafted a terrific movie that no one will likely ever see.
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"Orgazmo" is indeed a very funny movie, and it is the type of comedy that you can watch more than once. I believe I have seen it for the fourth time by now, and the movie is still as entertaining as it was the first time watching it.
The story in "Orgazmo" is about a young soon-to-be-married Mormon whom starts acting in porno movies in order to raise money for the dream wedding of his fiancée at the Mormon temple back in Utah.
It is the absurdity of the storyline and the situations that drive the movie, and it is so nicely helped along by some hilarious comedy and situations. "Orgazmo" is bound and guaranteed to make you laugh often throughout the course of the movie.
Trey Parker wrote and directed a wonderful comedic gem here with "Orgazmo" and his creativity really came to expression through this movie. Do take into consideration that there is adult situations and imagery that may be offensive to some, but in my opinion it is done gracefully and funny enough to never cross the line and venture into being tacky or sleazy.
The dialogue in "Orgazmo" is fitting the storyline, and there are many funny moments between the various characters as they interact with one another or with their surroundings.
The cast here was also quite good, and people seemed so well cast for the very stereotypical roles and characters they portrayed. But at the same time the characters were also incredibly colorful and well-rounded. Trey Parker was carrying the movie quite nicely. And I also really liked Masao Maki in the role of G-Fresh, despite having only a smaller role.
I was laughing a lot throughout "Orgazmo" and I do so every time I watch the movie. If you haven't already gotten acquainted with the bizarre and unique fun that is "Orgazmo". -
enjoyuk21 September 1999I really cannot believe how many comments of praise there are for this piece of low-budget, low-brow tripe. First off you can spot the "jokes" coming a mile away e.g. the old lady's response when she answered the door to the 2 mormons. I also cannot believe everyone being up in arms about the NC-17 rating (equiv, to a UK 18), the movie is crammed full of sexually explicit language, dildos etc. even with a lower certificate I would find it hard to see this movie raking in a bigger box-office. I did not find this movie offensive in the slightest, but it is an adult film and should be shown to an adult audience. When will people realise that Stone & Parker's talents are limited and see this awful movie for what it is.
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Orgazmo (1997) was the second live action feature film from the South Park duo. Following Cannibal: The Musical, the duo of Trey Parker and Matt Stone satire the world of "Adult Entertainment".
The story follows the exploits of a Mormon missionary named Joe (Trey Parker) who by accident becomes the industry's biggest star "Orgazmo". A sleazy producer makes Trey an unwilling indentured servant. Joe's life is also plagued by his religious devotion to the mother church and his fiancée. Can Joe resolves these problems by the movie's end? Matt Stone co-stars as a set still photographer. Dian Bachar also co-stars as Orgazmo's sidekick and friend Choda Boy. Lloyd Kaufmann (founder of Troma Studios) and many stars of the "Adult Entertainment" make cameo appearances as well.
I enjoyed this movie. It was real funny and highly entertaining. Trey Parker did a great job of writing and directing this movie. The movie is even better if you're familiar with the porn business or know some of the stars. Too bad this movie was barely released and it seems to have been forgotten about on video. If you love South Park or enjoyed Cannibal: The Musical then I advise you to pick up a copy of this movie. You will not be disappointed.
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PassPopcorn8 July 2013If you're even remotely interested in either comedy, animation or TV-shows, you must have heard of Trey Parker and Matt Stone – the genius creators of the famous South Park. But just like every other successful person, they had to start somewhere. Parker and Stone started their careers by creating low budget comedy movies. The first full-length movie they created was the 1993 black comedy named Cannibal! The Musical aka Alferd Packer: The Musical and then, several years after, in 1997, they finished the interestingly named comedy Orgazmo. Orgazmo, while not being a particularly good movie, is a good early example of Parker and Stone's distinguished sense of humour.
Orgazmo is about a young Mormon named Joe Young (Trey Parker) who is in a happy relationship with his fiancée Lisa. They plan on getting wedded in some church or something, but unfortunately they have no money to do so. However, Joe, for no apparent reason, has extremely good fighting skills, which come in handy when a porn director named Maxxx Orbison (Michael Dean Jacobs) sees him beating up a couple of guys and decides to hire him in his newest porn/super-hero movie. Joe reluctantly accepts, but says he will only do the actual acting, none of the intercourse. They agree on using a 'stunt cock' to film all his sex scenes. And so Joe finds himself playing the title role of Orbinson's newest movie – Orgazmo.
The premise of the movie is very silly and very 'South Park-esque', if I may add. But what works in animation, doesn't necessarily work in non-animated movies – especially when it comes to humour. And the humour in Orgazmo is very versatile – there's toilet humour, there's spoof humour, there's self-parodying (the movie deliberately looks bad from time to time) and there's original jokes. When a movie has so many different types of humour in it, it's hard to enjoy every one of them. The toilet humour is the one that bothered me the most and I found those jokes to be the least funny ones. Apart from that, I did laugh quite a few times.
The acting in Orgazmo is classic 'low budget-trashy' and it doesn't want to be anything more. However, the interesting thing is that a big number of actors starring in Orgazmo are actual porn stars – the most prominent being Ron Jeremy and Chasey Lain. All in all, Orgazmo is just another trash movie that may be fun but truly isn't anything special. If you are a die hard fan of South Park/Trey Parker/Matt Stone, do check out this early creation, you'll probably be pleasantly surprised. As for the rest of you, the only thing that will quite possibly entertain you is Orgazmo's goofy title.
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spfi19 December 2001Why do film makers insist that pornography is funny? Starring Trey Parker (who helped give us the once brilliant South Park) attempts to make us laugh with all of the tired jokes Hollywood has been bashing out since the success of Animal House. And the insults played for 'laughs' at the Mormon church are just that, INSULTING.
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Stoli_Raz_N_722 March 2005Obviously this film isn't for everyone. It certainly isn't for all of those individuals who take themselves way too seriously, and over-analyze everything. And sure, it doesn't take a whole lot of brains to appreciate this movie; although it doesn't hurt to have intelligence as long as you have a sense of humor. Read the other reviews. Those who didn't enjoy this flick are either so religious that they shouldn't have watched it in the first place, or are overly self-important and humorless people. That being said, I really enjoyed Orgazmo. Parker doesn't just make fun of Mormons, adult entertainment, and super-heroes: as always, he makes fun of himself and his own movie. How could he possibly do such a thing? Well, it's easy when you have a sense of humor. The great Don Rickles once said, "Laugh. Laugh at other people and laugh at yourself. Believe me, you'll like yourself a lot more when you can do that." As for Orgazmo, see it yourself, if you have a sense of humor. And if you don't, then stay away from it. Or get really high and watch it. The choice is yours.
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benxrichardson28 September 2021This film really pushed the boundaries of comedy back in the 90's. It didn't have much commercial success but it had a lasting impact.
The acting is atrocious and the storyline is ridiculous but that doesn't matter in the slightest. It's a great laugh. -
TheCaptain1219 April 2006I'll admit, when I got together with a few friends to watch this movie, my expectations were very low, even for a comedy. Since all I knew about the film was that it reeked of Trey Parker's childish brand of tasteless, banal humor, I didn't think it would be on par with some of the funnier movies of the nineties. Man, I hate being right all the time. During the first three quarters of the movie (that's all my friends and I could stomach before turning it off), I think I might have chuckled once. I can't believe Parker had actually improved on his mediocre, juvenile, body of work with South Park and Team America: World Police. This film didn't even have shock value, a seemingly must-have for Parker. It chronicles a Mormon missionary's transformation into a male porn star. Sound stupid? It actually plays out worse than it sounds. But it's not the plot that drives a decent comedy, it's the humor, right!? I wish it did. The "jokes" in this movie are so witless, it makes South Park look like Frasier. Running gags that aren't funny the first time are rehashed again and again in the same pointless manner. Instead of making satirical jabs at the porn industry or the Mormon religion, Parker makes dimwitted toilet jokes and calls his sidekick "Choda boy." That's not even funny! Which brings me to the other downsides of this movie. Other than an unfunny, trite script and a stupid story, the cinematography is horrible, even for a comedy flick, the characters range from annoying to detestable, and the poor production quality makes this movie even worse than it already is. The only thing shocking about this movie is that Trey Parker wasn't lynched for making it. If I could, I would give this movie negative stars. Avoid at all costs. Rent Billy Madison, Wayne's World, or Tommy Boy instead. Don't waste your money on this witless wonder.