''Rated X'' is a 2000 American

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starring brothers

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as ...

and

Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. The son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen, he made his film debut with an uncredited role in '' Badlands'' (1973). He later received his first ...

, with the latter also directing. Based on the nonfiction book ''X-Rated'' by David McCumber, the film chronicles the story of the

Mitchell brothers Brothers James Lloyd "Jim" Mitchell (November 30, 1943 in Stockton, California – July 12, 2007 in Petaluma, California) and Artie Jay Mitchell (December 17, 1945 in Lodi, California – February 27, 1991 in Marin County, California) were Ameri ...

, Jim and Artie, who were pioneers in the

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and

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businesses in

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in the 1970s and 1980s. The film focuses on the making of their most profitable film, ''

Behind the Green Door ''Behind the Green Door'' is a 1972 American pornographic film, widely considered one of the genre's "classic" pictures and one of the films that ushered in the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984). Featuring Marilyn Chambers, who became a mainstr ...

''. It also portrays Artie's descent into drug addiction.

Cast

as Artie Jay Mitchell **

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as Teenage Artie Mitchell *

as James Lloyd "Jim" Mitchell ** Taylor Estevez as Teenage Jim Mitchell * Geoffrey Blake as Michael Kennedy *

Rafer Weigel Rafer Weigel (born May 5, 1969) is an American broadcast journalist who most recently was an early morning weekday news anchor and general assignment reporter at WFLD-Channel 32 in Chicago. Formerly, he was the weekend sports anchor and reporte ...

as Lionel * Tracy Hutson as

Marilyn Chambers Marilyn Ann Taylor (née Briggs; April 22, 1952 – April 12, 2009), known professionally as Marilyn Chambers, was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress, singer and vice-presidential candidate. She was known f ...

* Royce Hercules as

Johnnie Keyes Johnnie Keyes (February 21, 1940 – June 3, 2018) was an American pornographic film actor best known for appearing in the 1972 film ''Behind the Green Door''. He has been inducted into the AVN, Urban X, and XRCO Halls of Fame. Early life Ke ...

Megan Ward Megan Ward (born September 24, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her numerous credits in science fiction and horror movies and television series. In 2007, she joined the cast of the American daytime drama ''General Hospital'' ...

as Meredith Bradford * Danielle Brett as Adrienne *

Terry O'Quinn Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as John Locke on the TV series '' Lost'' (2004–2010). In film, he also played the title role i ...

as J.R. Mitchell *

Nicole de Boer Nicole de Boer (born 20 December 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring in the cult film ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'' as Joan Leaven, playing Ezri Dax on the final season of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1998–1999), and as ...

as Karen Mitchell *

Deborah Grover Deborah Grover is a Canadian actress, best known for her regular roles as prosecuting attorney Elaine Jeffers in ''Night Heat'' and Nora in '' Jann''. She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Guest Performance in a Drama Series, inclu ...

as Georgia Mae Mitchell *

Kim Poirier Kim Jacinthe Poirier (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host. Biography Personal life Poirier is fluent in both French and English. Professionally trained in yoga, she has studied numerology, ...

as Jamie, The Actress

Production

The film was shot in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...

, and

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Release

''Rated X'' was first screened at the 2000

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on January 25, 2000 before making its network debut on May 13.

Reception

''Rated X'' received poor critical reviews. The film holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews, with an average score of 4.8 out of 10.

References

External links

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Interview with Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen
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