Holy Smoke

  • Comedy
  • Drama
9/4/1999
115
R

He had only one thing on his mind... but so did she!

While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.

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Revenue:
$1,765,545
Budget:
$15,000,000

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  • Wuchak

    The power of a whoa-man to turn even the most hardened male into a loaf of bread

    A young woman from Sydney (Kate Winslet) becomes a follower of a guru in Delhi, so her family hires a top deprogrammer (Harvey Keitel) to liberate her from the cults brainwashing, which is carried out at an isolated cabin in the Outback.

    "Holy Smoke" (1999) is similar to The Piano from six years prior (also starring Keitel), which isnt surprising since it was made by the same writer/director. Both are adult-oriented drama/romances, but this one is set in the modern day and is just as much a quirky comedy.

    There are numerous highlights, including the charisma of the two stars, Kates voluptuousness (she was 22 during shooting, almost 23), the breat...

    November 7, 2023

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