Wild Orchid (1989)

Director
Zalman King

Main cast
Jacqueline Bisset; Carré Otis; Mickey Rourke; Assumpta Serna; Bruce Greenwood

Genres
Drama, Romance

Description
A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.


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