American Virgin is a 1999 comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Marois. Its plot is about a young woman, Katrina Bartalotti (Mena Suvari), the daughter of an adult film director (Robert Loggia), who agrees to lose her virginity onscreen to spite her father.
| American Virgin | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Pierre Marois |
| Written by | Jean-Pierre Marois Ira Israel |
| Produced by | Mauel Munz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Eagle Egilsson |
| Edited by | Georges Klotz |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | United States France |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Mena Suvari as Katrina
- Robert Loggia as Ronny
- Bob Hoskins as Joey
- Sally Kellerman as Quaint McPerson
- Mark Adair-Rios as Male Security Guard
- Jason Bercy as Messenger
- Brian Bloom as Brad
- Octavia Spencer as Agnes Large
- Michael Cudlitz as Bob
- Freda Foh Shen as Marge
- Life Garland as Crip
- Penny Griego as Anchorwoman
- Elizabeth Guber as Operator
- Jim Czarnecki as Teacher
- Carrie Ann Inaba as Hiromi
- Ron Jeremy as Desk Sergeant
- Lamont Johnson as Nick
- Ira Israel as Ira
- Esai Morales as Jim the Director
- Gabriel Mann as Brian
- Jerry Waskiw as Jerry from bois ideal
- Patrick Goblensky as Pat Le Chest
Production
editThe film's original working title was Live Virgin, but changed to American Virgin to capitalize on Suvari's previous successes in American Pie and American Beauty.
Critical response
editOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 29% based on reviews from 7 critics.[1]
Michael Sauter of Entertainment Weekly gave it a grade F and called it "Damn near unwatchable."[2]
References
edit- ^ "American Virgin". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ^ Michael Sauter (2000-10-06). "Video Review: 'American Virgin'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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