The year is 1959 and a repressed English professor (Helen Shaver) goes to Reno where she spends weeks waiting for a quickie divorce at a dude ranch. There she meets Cay (Patricia Charbonneau), a beautiful and vivacious casino worker and, well, the hotel sex scene is said to be one of the most erotic this side of "The L Word."
The movie is "Desert Hearts" and is was released more than 22 years ago. On June 5, Wolfe Video will release a special two-disc Collector's Edition DVD of the film directed by Donna Deitch who has gone on to become a successful television director whose credits include the new NBC hit "Heroes."
According to Wolfe, the new DVD will feature several new interviews with Deitch and the film's stars, previously unseen footage from the infamous love scene, audio commentary and much more.