John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
Acting
Redford weaponizes charm; Harrelson crumbles beautifully.
Direction
Lyne's glossy sleaze makes Vegas look like fever dream.
Director
Adrian Lyne
Robert Redford
John Gage
Demi Moore
Diana Murphy
Woody Harrelson
David Murphy
Seymour Cassel
Mr. Shackleford
Oliver Platt
Jeremy
Billy Bob Thornton
Day Tripper
Billy Connolly
Auction M.C.
Rip Taylor
Mr. Langford
Pierre Epstein
Van Buren
Joel Brooks
Realtor
Pamela Holt
David's Girlfriend
Nicholas Georgiade
Croupier
Danny Zorn
Screenwriter
Kevin West
Screenwriter
Tommy Bush
David's Father
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film sparked actual moral debates in '93; Barbara Walters asked couples on TV what they'd do. Peak pre-internet discourse chaos.
The screenplay sold for a then-record $3 million. Hollywood literally paid millions for a story about paying millions for sex. The irony escaped no one.
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