Summary
Follows the tale of a young woman’s sexual awakening and subsequent journey around the world in pursuit of her ideal lover. Encounters include an Arabian sheik and a Spanish bullfighter. Her friend and butler accompany her and help to arrange her couplings.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 13Audiences 27GoodWatch 18
Metascore13
User score3.3
IMDb3.0
Audience score17%
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $9 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109105Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries
+5Released
1984
August 3, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- John Derek Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- Isabel Ruiz Capillas Continuity
Writing · 1
- Mickey Knox Dialogue
Production · 4
- Yoram Globus Executive Producer
- Menahem Golan Executive Producer
- Bo Derek Producer
- Rony Yacov Producer
Sound · 11
- Peter Bernstein Original Music Composer
- Alan Robert Murray Supervising Sound Editor
- Robert G. Henderson Supervising Sound Editor
- Larry Stensvold Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chris Jenkins Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Stanley B. Gill Sound Recordist
Art · 2
- Alan Roderick-Jones Production Design
- Honorio Cruz Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Pablo Espinosa Wardrobe Assistant
Lighting · 1
- Richard Gamble Gaffer
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