Bolero (1984) (1984)
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8% of critics liked it
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28% of users liked it
(1,448 ratings)
In a semi-erotic film almost universally lamented, Bo Derek, last wife of the late John Derek (who wrote, directed, and photographed Bolero), plays Ayre, a virginal young woman who, on graduating from an exclusive British boarding school, is determined to find the right man for her first sexual… More In a semi-erotic film almost universally lamented, Bo Derek, last wife of the late John Derek (who wrote, directed, and photographed Bolero), plays Ayre, a virginal young woman who, on graduating from an exclusive British boarding school, is determined to find the right man for her first sexual encounter wherever he might be in the world. Rich enough not to venture forth alone, she brings along her friend Catalina (Ana Obregon) and the family chauffeur (George Kennedy). Ayre first travels to an Arab country where she meets an ideal lover, a sheik (Greg Bensen) who offers to deflower her but falls asleep almost immediately (he was, after all, reciting lines from this script). Giving up on the sheik, Ayre goes on to Spain, where she meets the toreador Angel (Andrea Occhipinti) who is even better than the sheik because he manages to stay awake. Unfortunately, after she has succeeded in her quest, the perils of Angel's profession are brought home when he is gored in a sensitive location -- the arena, of course. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Derek
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 31, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Live Home Video
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
Erotic, surely, only for the very easily pleased.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The real future of Bolero is in home cassette rentals, where your fast forward and instant replay controls will supply the editing job the movie so desperately needs.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
For some reason, the movie's sex scenes, which are relatively few, have been directed as slapstick.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Bolero must rank as one of the worst major movies ever made. Many awful movies are at least funny in a campy sort of way. Bo and John Derek, however, make films so sincerely bad that they offer nothing in the way of relief.
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Even showing lots of Bo Derek's beautiful nude body isn't enough to save Bolero from terminal boredom.
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Cast
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Bo Derek
as Ayre McGillvary
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George Kennedy
as Cotton
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Andrea Occhipinti
as Angel
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Ana Obregon
as Catalina
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Olivia d'Abo
as Paloma
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Greg Bensen
as Sheik
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Ian Cochrane
as Robert
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Mirta Miller
as Evita
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Mickey Knox
as Sleazy Moroccan Guide
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James Stacy
as Young Valentino #2
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Paul Stacey
as Young Valentino #1
