A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.
Acting
Demi Moore's shark-in-heels energy devours every scene.
Direction
Levinson treats VR as terrifying future-tech. Adorable.
Writing
The novel adaptation that dared ask: what if men were victims?
Director
Barry Levinson
Michael Douglas
Tom Sanders
Demi Moore
Meredith Johnson
Donald Sutherland
Bob Garvin
Dylan Baker
Philip Blackburn
Jacqueline Kim
Cindy Chang
Roma Maffia
Catherine Alvarez
Caroline Goodall
Susan Hendler
Rosemary Forsyth
Stephanie Kaplan
Dennis Miller
Mark Lewyn
Suzie Plakson
Mary Anne Hunter
Nicholas Sadler
Don Cherry
Donal Logue
Chance Geer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months after the Clarence Thomas hearings, it weaponized real political discourse into popcorn entertainment. The novel's author Michael Crichton openly despised the film's softened politics.
The 'DigiCom' VR system was actually a real failed Nintendo project—the directors thought it looked futuristic enough. Tom's frantic database search remains the most accurate depiction of 90s tech anxiety ever filmed.
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