Exit to Eden (1994)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Anne Rice (novel)
Deborah Amelon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

To crack this case, these two cops will have to flash more than their badges.

Plot:

Elliot is going to the island of Eden to live out his submissive fantasies, but inadvertently photographs diamond smugglers at work...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Mistress | Smuggler | Bondage | Detective

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Dana Delany	...	Lisa Emerson
Paul Mercurio	...	Elliot Slater
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Sheila Kingston
Dan Aykroyd	...	Fred Lavery
Hector Elizondo	...	Dr. Martin Halifax
Stuart Wilson	...	Omar
Iman	...	Nina Blackstone
Sean O'Bryan	...	Tommy Miller
Stephanie Niznik	...	Diana
Phil Redrow	...	Richard
Sandra Taylor	...	Riba (as Sandra Korn)
Julie Hughes	...	Julie
Laurelle Mehus	...	Heidi
Tom Hines	...	Nolan
Alison Moir	...	Kitty

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-14 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Läna`i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Savoy Pictures

Trivia:

This film was adapted from a book by Anne Rice, and during the scene in New Orleans people are arguing over whether a man is Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise. These two actors starred in a film adaptation of Rice's Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), which mostly takes place in New Orleans.

Goofs:

Continuity: The morning after Lisa spends the night with Elliot, she is sitting on her balcony drinking tea. She puts down the tea cup, then a moment later it jumps back into her hand.

Quotes:

Fred Lavery: Why are you busting our chops like this?
Hotel manager: Well, I'll tell you. I hate cops an awful lot.
Sheila Kingston: [under her breath] I'm gonna kill him.
Fred Lavery: And it doesn't matter that this is a life-and-death issue?
Hotel manager: Nope.
Fred Lavery: Well, do you want us to bribe you with money?
Hotel manager: Nope.
Sheila Kingston: You wanna see me naked?
Hotel manager: Now that's an idea!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Ballad Of Gilligan's Isle

Has its faults, but still is quite daring.

This film tiptoes around its "controversial" subject (sadomasochism), and Dana Delany is terribly miscast and always unconvincing as a dominatrix -for example Iman, who co-stars here, would be a much better choice for the role of Mistress Lisa. But, for a mainstream Hollywood picture, this is still pretty daring and unusual. As others have said, the many different genres and styles employed here inevitably clash, and make the film inconsistent - but at least it's never boring. Not for kids. (**1/2)