memories - Bolero (1984) Discussion

[–] mojbjg 18 years ago

No self respecting canine would realy want her as a leg is a leg....for us all to hump.
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[–] LWhite54 18 years ago

I also was so horny at the time that I ran to the theater to see this HORRIBLE movie! Oddly enough, I had a lot of fun at the time. The theater was full of people at the start of the movie, but, one-by-one, the place emptied out because the flick was just SO BAD. Those of us who remained ended up talking out loud and jeering the movie as if we were in our own living rooms. We did a Mystery Science Theater on it way before that show was even thought of. By the end of the movie, by actual count, there were only six of us left in the place! We were joking that they should give "We Survived Bolero!" t-shirts away in the lobby.

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[–] hskerfan 18 years ago

Wait, you mean people actually watched this movie for the plot? I remember renting the movie just to see Bo Derek in the buff. The movie is kinda good by Late Night Cinnemax standards, but that's not saying much.

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[–] Bitter_Almonds 17 years ago

No. That's saying a lot. It IS good for a skinemax movie.

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[–] information_police 17 years ago

My memories of this film -

A reviewer in the Washington Post wrote the following:

"Watching Ms. Derek during her love scenes is like watching a tuna writhing around in the bottom of a boat: You know something must be going on in its tiny little brain, but what could it be?"

My friends and I had quite a good laugh over that.

And then we went to see the movie. When the aforementioned love scene came on, my buddy tapped on my shoulder and handed me a can of "Chicken o' the Sea" tuna. I nearly died laughing.

And then, we noticed that the can fit perfectly in the cup holder in the arm of the seats and we just about got kicked out the theater for laughing so hard.

That, and Olivia D'Abo was so much hotter than Bo.

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[–] batboy126 17 years ago

"Watching Ms. Derek during her love scenes is like watching a tuna writhing around in the bottom of a boat: You know something must be going on in its tiny little brain, but what could it be?"

Wonderful!
This movie would be fantastic for 'bad movie' nights. Derek is even worse in this than in Tarzan, which is saying something. It's hilarious.

Just to make it even better, a few years ago it was put on network TV with all the naughty bits taken out. Watching Bolero without the sex scenes is like -- I don't know, metaphors fail me. Anyone?

Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies!

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[–] maiday2000 16 years ago

NO movie that shows Bo Derek naked this often should be ranked in the bottom hundred.

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[–] gnolti 16 years ago

"I'm not a virgin anymore!"

Will never forget that line.

I am in a blissful state, so don't bug me.

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[–] grimandproper 14 years ago

Memories? Mammaries...

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[–] warwickbennett_591 11 years ago

If you watched this movie and didn't like it, you have nobody to blame but yourself. What did you expect of a movie produced by Bo Derek with Golan and Globus as Executive Producers, directed and photographed by John Derek, and starring Bo Derek? It is a wonderful film which meets all the expectations one could possibly have had of it and more. Olivia d'Abo's scene standing in the bathtub would be worth the price of admission on its own.

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[–] Robbmonster 10 years ago

Wouldn't Olivia d'Abo have been something like 14 when this movie was made?

Is that bathtub stuff even legal?

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[–] warwickbennett_591 10 years ago

I make it 15, but either way, there's nothing illegal involved -- she was only having a bath. If she were engaging in sexual acts on camera, that would contravene the law; what is in this movie does not.

US film-makers tend to shy away from such things because of the mores of American society, which is another matter entirely.

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[–] warwickbennett_591 10 years ago

I make it 15, but either way, there's nothing illegal involved -- she was only having a bath. If she were engaging in sexual acts on camera, that would contravene the law; what is in this movie does not.

US film-makers tend to shy away from such things because of the mores of American society, which is another matter entirely.

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[–] meathead (43) 5 years ago

She was indeed 14. She was born Jan. 22 1969, and the movie was filmed (shot) from April-August 1983, per IMDB, so yeah she definitely was 14. (The character she plays - Paloma - is only 13.) As to the legality of it... it depends. Just showing a 14-year old girl nude taking a bath might not be illegal if the scene is presented matter-of-factly and in a non-erotic fashion (i.e. as in an art film), but this scene occurs in a soft-porn film that is all about showing skin and the dialogue about the girl Paloma is pretty questionable both in this scene and elsewhere. Here, Lida (Bo Derek) comments on Paloma's developing body (which we are given a good look at, front and back) and Paloma proudly responds "I am woman, ready. Juicy, too" which makes her out to be an object of desire. Of course, slightly earlier in the film Paloma says that she expects to be "taken" sexually by Paul when she is a bit older, to which Lida outrageously replies "I hope your fourteenth birthday comes soon" with the clear implication that she will lose her virginity to Paul at that time. (Miraculously, Paloma is still a virgin at film's end, far as I can tell.) How the hell D'abo's parents agreed to this is beyond me.

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