Production Details
Lacking large studio support, the film was produced and distributed by Trimark Pictures. The film's small shooting budget is reflected in the choppy editing and production value. Presumably to save on crew expenses, Ken Russell is listed as camera operator in production credits (under the name Alf). The original play Bondage on which the film was based was written by a writer and part time London taxi driver David Hines (b. 1945), who based it on a conversation with a local prostitute he drove. Russell adapted the play to the screen as an answer to the film Pretty Woman released at around that same time.
The film was in limited distribution in U.S. movie houses, mainly due to it having received an NC-17 rating by the MPAA, did not achieve critical acclaim, and quickly moved into pay-per-view and VHS release. Aside from the NC-17 version, there were two other different VHS versions, an R-Rated and an Unrated.
In addition to its regular video release, Whore was also released on video with the title If You Can't Say It... Just See It. An unrelated direct-to-video sequel, Whore II, was released three years later in 1994, written and directed by Amos Kollek. Coincidentally, a clip from Kollek's earlier film, High Stakes, is seen in the film.
The film is rated R18 in New Zealand where it is rated R16 for the television rating.
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