You could pick apart "Orgazmo" for its religious inaccuracies, its poor storytelling or purposely cheesy acting. Or you could go after its prime offense: This crude, lowbrow comedy just isn't funny.
The film has already gotten a lot of attention because it comes from "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker, and Parker filed an appeal to reduce the NC-17 rating. He has even been on TV talk shows recently, insisting the film deserves an R because it features no simulated sex or nudity - which makes you wonder where he was when it was being filmed.There is sex and nudity, but the rating probably comes more from the excessively vulgar content. Sexual humor abounds, and relatively little of it is as amusing as Parker intended.
Parker stars as Joe Young, an LDS Church missionary sent to Hollywood. There, he knocks on the door of Maxxx Orbison (Michael Dean Jacobs), an adult film producer who sics his security guards on Joe and his hapless companion.
To everyone's surprise, Joe is trained in martial-arts and he pummels the thugs. This impresses Maxxx, who offers him the role of Orgazmo, a sexual superhero featured in his films. Desperately in need of money so he can marry his sweetheart Lisa (Robyn Lynne Raab), Joe reluctantly agrees to play the part.
Though he's outraged by the goings on, Joe nonetheless participates. And he also makes friends with Ben (Dian Bachar), an inventor who has created a weapon that stimulates intense sexual pleasure.
Together, the two go on a crime-fighting spree and discover that besides being a pornographer, Maxxx is running an underground crime organization. But before they can confront him, Maxxx kidnaps Lisa, forcing a showdown.
As mentioned, it's apparent Parker didn't do any research regarding the LDS Church, and his sole intent seems to be to depict the church in as negative a light as possible. He's also not much of an actor, director or screenwriter, judging by the movie's many yawn- or wince-inducing stretches.
"Orgazmo" is rated NC-17 for crass sight gags, sexual humor and use of vulgar slang, martial-arts violence (performed in slapstick style), both male and female nudity and many nude props, simulated sex, profanity and brief gory makeup effects.