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Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke

Sep 4, 1999
115 min
ComedyDrama
5.7/ 10
217 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
5.7/10
217 votes
IMDB
5.9/10
15,833 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
57/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$15,000,000Production cost
Box Office$1,765,545Worldwide gross
Profit-$13,234,455Loss
ROI
-88.2%Return on investment
US Box Office$1,765,545Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

2 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$1,765,545

Production Companies

Jan Chapman Productions

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