Indecent Proposal (1993)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Adrian Lyne

Writers (WGA):

Jack Engelhard (novel)
Amy Holden Jones (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A husband. A wife. A millionaire. A proposal

Plot:

A married woman agrees to have sex with another man for $1,000,000.

Plot Keywords:

Love | House | Finance | Architect | Prostitution

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 9

1:30 AM

AMC

Cast

Robert Redford	...	John Gage
Demi Moore	...	Diana Murphy
Woody Harrelson	...	David Murphy
Seymour Cassel	...	Mr. Shackleford
Oliver Platt	...	Jeremy
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Day Tripper
Rip Taylor	...	Mr. Langford
Billy Connolly	...	Auction M.C.
Joel Brooks	...	Realtor
Pierre Epstein	...	Van Buren
Danny Zorn	...	Screenwriter
Kevin West	...	Screenwriter
Pamela Holt	...	David's Girlfriend
Tommy Bush	...	David's Father
Mariclare Costello	...	David's Mother

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Norway:10 (1993) | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Benihana Village, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel - 3000 S. Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The role of Diana was first offered to Julia Roberts, who turned it down.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The helicopter that Gage and Diana take off in is supposed to be at the Las Vegas Hilton, But you can clearly see the Lady Luck Casino next door to where it leaves from. The Lady Luck is downtown Las Vegas no where near the Hilton.

Quotes:

Diana: Somethings are not for sale.
John: Such as?
Diana: Well you can't buy people.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel (#18.17)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not in Love

Something to learn from

Without doubt, the touchy theme makes this film worth watching.

However, your opinion of it will, very likely, be influenced by what your own reaction to the 1 million dollar proposal would have been if you were in the same situation.

The film doesn't condemn anybody. It just reveals the fragility of a relationship, despite the strong love that resides in it.

Does it really matters if this kind of indecent proposal is not a realistic scenario? The millionaire willing to give a million dollars to spend one night with someone else's gorgeous wife is a fantasy. The consequences are, however, real.

The film uses an extravagant trigger to create a convincing emotional crisis that many couples will recognize.

The message is that at the end, true love wins; an attitude that I would recommend to any loving pair, attained by jealousy and resentment.