Orgazmo

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Trey Parker directs. Kenny Gioseffi behind the camera. Paul Robb scores. Michael R. Miller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 2Earned back only 60% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
• 328 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
• 5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Japan.
• 6Directed by Trey Parker, shot by Kenny Gioseffi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 7Original score by Paul Robb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 8Editor Michael R. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 9Trey Parker and Dian Bachar and Matt Stone carry the top of the cast.
• 10Marketing tagline: "Fighting crime never felt so good!".
• 11IMDB entry: tt0124819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 12Classified under 14 themes, including "martial arts", "pornography", "fight", "superhero".
• 13Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Kenny Gioseffi

Original score

Paul Robb

Editing

Michael R. Miller

Production design

Tristan Paris Bourne

Costume design

Kristen Anacker

Runtime

94 min · 1h 34m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$1,000,000

Box office

$602,302

Return

60% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

NC-17

IMDB

Orgazmo (1998) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

50% 🥫 Rotten

Metacritic

48/100

IMDB rating

6.1/10 · 38,547 votes

MPAA

NC-17

Also by

Trey Parker

• 
  South Park

  1997 · ★ 8.3
• 
  South Park: The Unaired Pilot

  1996 · ★ 8.0
• 
  South Park: Imaginationland

  2008 · ★ 7.9
• 
  South Park: Joining the Panderverse

  2023 · ★ 7.5
• 
  South Park (Not Suitable for Children)

  2023 · ★ 7.4
• 
  South Park: The End of Obesity

  2024 · ★ 7.4

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  35mm RED BAND Original Theatrical trailer [FTD-0397]

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Production companies

Who made it

• KU

  Kuzui Enterprises

  US

• AV

  Avenging Conscience

• MD

  MDP Worldwide

  US

• KU

  Kuki

  JP

• 

  PolyGram Video

• 

  Rogue Pictures

  US

• 

  October Films

  US

Key crew

• ProducerTrey Parker
• Executive ProducerMark Damon
• EditorMichael R. Miller
• ProducerJohn Frank Rosenblum
• Costume DesignKristen Anacker
• ProducerJason McHugh
• ProducerMatt Stone
• Production DesignTristan Paris Bourne
• Supervising Sound EditorFrank Serafine
• Sound EditorFrank Nolan
• ProducerFran Rubel Kuzui
• EditorTrey Parker
• StuntsTim Rigby
• StuntsChad Stahelski
• StuntsDavid Leitch
• Executive ProducerKaz Kuzui
• Executive ProducerNoriaki Nakagawa
• ProducerKaz Kuzui
• ProducerNoriaki Nakagawa

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• martial arts
• pornography
• fight
• superhero
• porn actor
• parody
• wedding
• filmmaking
• mormon
• psychotronic
• woman director
• sidekick
• henchmen
• independent film

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical (limited)1998-10-23NC-17

Also known as

International titles

• Capitão OrgazmoBR
• Orgazmo - seksin supersankariFI
• Capitaine OrgazmoFR
• OrgasmosGR
• SpermafiókaHU
• OrgazmoUS
• Orgazmo - URAU
• オーガズモJP
• ОргазмоUA
• 오가즈모KR
• ОргазмоRS
• Капитан ОргазмоRU
• The Love MachinePH
• ΟργασμόςGR