Love Ranch

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2010 film by Taylor Hackford

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Field	Value
name	Love Ranch
image	Love ranch poster.jpg
caption	Theatrical release poster
director	Taylor Hackford
producer
writer	Mark Jacobson
starring
music	Chris P. Bacon
cinematography	Kieran McGuigan
editing	Paul Hirsch
distributor
released
runtime	117 minutes
country	United States
language	English
budget	$25 million
gross	$137,885
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::callout[type=note] the 2010 American film ::

The film is based on the lives of Joe Conforte and Sally Conforte, a married couple who operated the first legal brothel in the United States after the widespread criminalization of prostitution in the U.S. earlier in the 20th century, the Mustang Ranch in Storey County, Nevada, Violence results when their marriage is tested by infidelity. The story also alludes to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the assassination of famous Argentinian boxer Ringo Bonavena in the Mustang Ranch.

Plot

Charlie "Goodtimes" Bontempo and his wife, Grace, run a legal brothel known as the Love Ranch on a large, remote property near Reno, Nevada. Grace's mother had been a prostitute, so Grace knew the business, but it was Charlie who persuaded her to open a brothel in a part of Nevada where doing so would not violate the law. The business runs smoothly but is not without its headaches, such as unruly customers needing to be dealt with by a bouncer or prostitutes who get out of line. Grace is amazed when Charlie procures the contract of a professional heavyweight boxer, Armando "Bruza" Bonavena, who is from Argentina and has had fights against the likes of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.

Charlie is eager to have a fighter but coaxes Grace into becoming Bruza's actual manager because Charlie has a felony conviction that prevents him from getting a license. Grace can hardly believe Bruza is willing to live and train at the brothel, where he moves into a trailer. She is surprised even more when Bruza begins to demonstrate a physical interest in her since she is married and considerably older. She is offended at first, but the boxer's attention and outgoing personality begin to win her over. Bruza begins to voice an interest in becoming Grace's business partner in running the brothel. Charlie becomes aware of what's happening behind his back, leading to a disastrous outcome for all.

Cast

Helen Mirren as Grace Bontempo
Joe Pesci as Charlie "Charlie Goodtimes" Bontempo
Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Armando Bruza
Bryan Cranston as James Pettis
Gina Gershon as Irene
Scout Taylor-Compton as Christina
Taryn Manning as Mallory
Gil Birmingham as Sheriff Cortez
Bai Ling as Samantha
Rick Gomez as Tom Macy
Leslie Jordan as Mr. Hainsworth
M. C. Gainey as Warren Stamp
Elise Neal as Alana
Harve Presnell as Dr. Smathers (in his final film role)
Wendell Pierce as Naasih Mohammed

Production and release

Filming began in Reno, Nevada, in January 2008.

Love Ranch was released in limited U.S. theaters on June 30, 2010. It was Harve Presnell's final film role.

Reception

The film has received mostly negative reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 12% based on 50 reviews, and an average rating of 3.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite its saucy setup and the always marvelous Helen Mirren, Love Ranch is disappointingly flaccid." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

References

Horn, John. (July 1, 2010). "Word of Mouth: 'Love Ranch,' starring Helen Mirren, survives rocky relationship". [[Los Angeles Times]].
"Love Ranch (2010)". [[IMDb]].
[https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/helen_mirrens_brothel_movie_to.html "Helen Mirren's Brothel Movie to Open"], ''[[New York (magazine). New York]]''
[http://www.ew.com/article/2007/10/15/mirren-pesci-hackfords-love-ranch "Mirren, Pesci Team for 'Love Ranch'"], ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673824/?ref_=tt_cl_t3 Sergio Peris-Mencheta] [[IMDb]]
Fischer, Paul, [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090705145703/http://www.darkhorizons.com/interviews/1405/bai%2Dling%2Dfor%2Dcrank%2Dhigh%2Dvoltage%2D "Exclusive Interview: Bai Ling for 'Crank: High Voltage'"], ''Dark Horizons'', Thursday April 16, 2009.
[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6360HB20100407 Hackford's "Love Ranch" finally gets release date] ''[[Reuters]]''
"Love Ranch (2018)". [[Fandango Media]].
"Love Ranch Reviews". [[CBS Interactive]].

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