A female lawyer goes to Rio to help finalise a real estate deal with her colleague. But she is left in the hands of James (Mickey Rourke), a self-made millionaire who seeks to broaden her horizons by exposing her to the sensual pleasures around her.

Film Trivia

• Mickey Rourke and Carre Otis were a couple when this film was made and there is a widely circulated rumour that their sex scenes were not faked.
• Brooke Shields turned down the role of Emily because she did not want to appear nude.
• This film marks Carre Otis' acting debut. She has made only a couple of films since Wild Orchid, preferring to concentrate on her modelling career.
• The hotel construction site was actually the skeleton of an abandoned hotel that was never completed.

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