Heavy Petting

1989 | Documentary

Synopsis

Celebrity confessions about their first sexual experiences.

Scores

Overall Score
15.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
2.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.3%
Review Aggregate
47.6

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Byrne1989$2,000$6,000(est)
Abbie Hoffman1989$1,000$4,000(est)
Ann Magnuson1989$1,000$3,000(est)
Spalding Gray1989$1,000$2,000(est)
William Burroughs1989$1,000$2,000(est)
Laurie Anderson1989$1,000$2,000(est)
Sandra Bernhard1989$1,000$2,000(est)
Allen Ginsberg1989$1,000$1,000(est)
Josh Mostel1989$1,000$1,000(est)
John Oates1989$0$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes427

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1989$272,371$689,055
International1989N/AN/A
Worldwide1989$272,371$689,055

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1989$136,186$344,527
Digital Rentals ?1989N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1989N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1989$2,787,000$7,050,660
Physical Purchases ?1989$1,545,000$3,908,601
TV & Streaming Revenue1989$114,396$289,403
Total Revenues1989$4,582,581$11,593,192
Expenses
Budget ?1989$287,000 (est)$726,064 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1989$191,000 (est)$483,199 (est)
Participations1989$183,000$462,960
Residuals ?1989$317,000$801,959
Interest & Overhead1989$57,400$145,213
Total Expenses1989$1,035,400$2,619,395
Movie Net Profit or Loss1989$3,547,181$8,973,797

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