Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783120140
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0783120141
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 02, 2002
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 26103
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 14, 1994
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Description:
How do two of the straightest undercover cops in L.A. find themselves on a sex fantasy island where the secret of keeping their cover is to uncover more than the truth? The answer lies in the naughtiest comedy since director Marshall?s ' 'Pretty Woman.' '
Amazon.com:
Garry Marshall, the man behind Pretty Woman, has made two movies here. One is based on Anne Rice's erotic novel of a fantasy island where dreams are fulfilled and sexuality is open to all, led by a congenial dominatrix (Dana Delany) and a glowing new recruit (Paul Mercurio of Strictly Ballroom). The other is a farcical comedy-action movie, which is what you saw in the ads. Savoy Pictures must have been unsure of to how to market the movie, and they pushed the secondary action of pop songs, needless narration, and even a few noticeable dubs. Amazingly, though, the film works by the end as a guilty pleasure, thanks to the four principals. Delany finally ripples on the big screen, Rosie O'Donnell has her first confident work since A League of Their Own, Dan Aykroyd becomes a comic mainstay, and best of all is Mercurio. The brooding stud is a delight, and is sure to launch a million fans as the loverboy who finds a sweet love story. Agreeable stuff if you really want Rice's erotic novels turned into cute TV-ish comedies. With, as always, Hector Elizondo. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - We're the only two people on this island without handcuffs
What were they thinking? Perhaps director Garry Marshall thought he could do for S&M what he'd done for the women of the evening in Pretty Woman. Wrap up an edgy topic in a big cute bow, and through humor make it palatable, even entertaining, to the masses. But you thought wrong Mr. Marshall. Actually, it is a surprisingly entertaining movie, it is just that most of the humor is unintentional. You can't believe the movie got green lighted when it was so obviously doomed to be a disaster.
They took a novel by Anne Rice, written under the pseudonym of Anne Rampling (a name she chose as a tribute to actress Charlotte Rampling) and then they grafted on a totally gratuitous story about international jewell thieves and the cops (played by Dan Akroyd and Rosie O'Donnell??? and no, I am not making this up. Who could make up stuff like that?) who pursue them. Their names are Sheila Kingston and Fred Lavery. Sometimes their shtick is amusing, but more often than not it just lowers the tone of the film--which wasn't that high to begin with.
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Fred Lavery: Ok, well, I guess I'm off to your little S&M fantasy island, where the little guy runs around yelling, "The pain! The pain!"
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Sheila Kingston: How do you decide you wanna be a dominatrix? What, do you wake up one day and go, "Hey, I feel like being bossy"?
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Rating:  - I bought this for a friend
This movie sucks! What a waste.I really did buy this for a verry dear friend....I now question her tastes at every opportunity.....
Rating: - Titillating Tripe
I first viewed this movie on HBO or something several years ago and was quite intrigued by the plot premise. My opinion is that this COULD have been an interesting and stimulating exploration of human kink...(but NOOOOOOOOO). I thought the movie began to explore and illustrate some of the mental and emotional aspects of a dominant/submissive relationship and found the scene of bondage and light discipline exciting and exhilerating. But then....the meddling hands of Gary Marshall et al, turned Ms. Rice's Exit To Eden into some bizarre hybrid from hell in hopes of increasing its commerical marketability.
I guess America is not ready for an honest, thought-provoking look at actual sexual/erotic behaviors. I'm really sorry Exit became Bowderized by the addition of "comedy" and a subversive co-plot. Maybe I'll read Ms. Rice's book before someone starts burning them.
Rating:  - Extremely funny and sexy!
Exit To Eden is a deliciously funny & sexy movie! I wish I had a copy of my own.
Rating: - are you confused about this movie?
wow some people got the wrong idea about his movie! one person seems to think this movie was a horror movie which is just retarded. then going off on rossie o'donneled and the director because its a s&m type movie. take in to consideration that this movie was made in '94 so rossie wasn't out of the closet fully, and she wasn't a hated fatty yet. ok so just avert your eyes during her half naked seens or live with it.
now i liked this movie it was a good concept and worth watching for late night TV. the plot it self gets lost and found and lost and found, so try to look at it as a movie of finding love. rather than 2 cops running around an island of s&m looking for a guy with pictures while at the same time chasing murders. sorry thats the movie didn't mean to ruin it but theres much more to it. like i said, finding love, the main actor can't find it and goes to this island for what ever reason. the main actress also can't find it or doesn't relize what she needs is love, until she actualy falls in love. the side plots are good and yes it has some funny parts that are really just one liners. alright well thats all i suggest this movie to others but keep it mind the s&m parts and that its not all s&m more of an utopian island where sex and nakedness and the norm. like with any movie you like it of you don't!!
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