Indecent Proposal (1993)

Director:

Adrian Lyne

Writers (WGA):

Jack Engelhard (novel)
Amy Holden Jones (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

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 | Finance | House | Architect | Love Triangle

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

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
Curt Odle	...	David's Boss
Jedda Jones	...	Craps Woman
Myra J.	...	Craps Woman
Edwonda White	...	Craps Woman
James Migliore	...	Craps Stick Man
Nicholas Georgiade	...	Croupier (as Nick Georgiade)
Ritamarie Kelly	...	Dress Shop Saleslady
Sam Micco	...	Sam
Joseph Ruskin	...	Pit Boss
Joe La Due	...	High Roller
Ben W. Fluker	...	Roulette Croupier
Carleen Sbordone	...	Coffee Shop Waitress
Toru Nagai	...	High Roller Card-Man
Steven Dean	...	Craps Pit Boss
Frankie J. Allison	...	Craps Box Man (as Frank J. Allison)
Dana Williams	...	Jeremy's Secretary
David Cousin	...	Craps Dealer
Catlyn Day	...	Wine Goddess
Irene Olga López	...	Gage's Maid (as Irene Olga Lopez)
Dru Davis	...	Bernice
Rudy E. Morrison	...	Maitre D' (as Rudy Morrison)
Richard Livingston	...	Mike (as Richard B. Livingston)
Joe Bays	...	Jeffrey
David Rees	...	Businessman
Françoise Bush	...	Woman in Restaurant (as Francoise Bush)
Elizabeth Gardner	...	Real Estate Receptionist
Art Cabrera	...	Citizenship Student
Israel Juarbe	...	Citizenship Student
Lydia Nicole	...	Citizenship Student
Iqbal Theba	...	Citizenship Student
Maurice Sherbanee	...	Citizenship Student
Yasemin Baytok	...	Citizenship Student
Elsa Raven	...	Citizenship Student
Matthew Barry	...	Architecture Student
Chi Muoi Lo	...	Architecture Student (as Chi-Muoi Lo)
Art Chudabala	...	Architecture Student
Michelle O'Brien	...	Architecture Student (as Michelle C. O'Brien)
Hilary Reynolds	...	Architecture Student
Rebecca Howard	...	Architecture Student
Selma Archerd	...	Auction Bidder
Katherine Pope	...	Auction Bidder (as Katharine Pope)
Jerome Rosenfeld	...	Auction Bidder
Nancy Thom	...	Auction Bidder
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	...	Helicopter Pilot
Alan D. Purwin	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Neil Looy	...	Pilot
Harold A. Katinszky	...	Pilot
Robert T. Convey	...	Pilot
Bruce H. Redding	...	Pilot
Sheena Easton	...	Herself
Herbie Hancock	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Signy Coleman	...	(uncredited)
Sheila Kay	...	Rooftop Party Guest (uncredited)
Theodis Rodgers	...	Piano Player (uncredited)

Directed by
Adrian Lyne

Writing credits (WGA)
Jack Engelhard		(novel)
Amy Holden Jones		(screenplay)

Produced by
Alex Gartner	....	executive producer
Sherry Lansing	....	producer
Tom Schulman	....	executive producer
Michael Tadross	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John Barry

Cinematography by
Howard Atherton

Film Editing by
Joe Hutshing

Casting by
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Mel Bourne

Art Direction by
Gae S. Buckley		(as Gae Buckley)

Set Decoration by
Etta Leff

Costume Design by
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Bernie Pollack
Bobbie Read

Makeup Department
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Ms. Moore
Dennis Liddiard	....	makeup artist: Mr. Redford
Lisa Meyers	....	hair stylist
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist
Bunny Parker	....	hair stylist: Mr.Redford (as Bunny Parker-Adamson)
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair stylist: Ms. Moore

Production Management
George Manasse	....	unit production manager
Michael Tadross	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kimberly Law	....	dga trainee
Aldric La'auli Porter	....	first assistant director (as Aldric Porter)
Ruth A. Redfern	....	second second assistant director (as Ruth Redfern)
Ian Woolf	....	second assistant director
James Manera	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Christine Altomari	....	art department coordinator
George Ashton	....	property person
Denis Benardello	....	production painter
Bill Cancienne	....	assistant property master
Javier Carrillo	....	construction foreperson
Dave DeGaetano	....	construction coordinator (as David Degaetano)
Edward Eyth	....	production artist
Douglas Fox	....	property master
Billy Frank	....	property person
Richard Garcia	....	set dresser: Las Vegas
James Halstead	....	set dresser: Las Vegas
Craig Heine	....	set dresser: Las Vegas
Jonas Kirk	....	construction foreperson
Edwin Kmak	....	construction: Las Vegas
Robert Misetich	....	production painter (as Bob Misetich)
Deborah Newman	....	property assistant
Gregory Oehler	....	lead person (as Greg Oehler)
David C. Potter	....	property person (as David Potter)
Eric Ramirez	....	property person
Steven Rigamat	....	construction general foreperson (as Steve Rigamat)
Ron Schroeder	....	labor foreperson
David Snodgrass	....	set dresser: Las Vegas
Michael P. Sweeney	....	property person (as Michael Sweeney)
Steve Titus	....	construction: Las Vegas
Daniel Turk	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Chris Vigeant	....	laborer gang boss (uncredited)
D.A. Zingelewicz	....	paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Steve Bartlett	....	sound
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor (as Pam Bentkowski)
Richard Burton	....	sound effects editor
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	dialogue editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Christine Danelski	....	foley editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Mark C. Grech	....	utility sound technician (as Mark Grech)
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Scott D. Jackson	....	foley editor (as Scott Jackson)
Stephen Janisz	....	adr editor
Suhail Kafity	....	sound effects editor
Gary Krivacek	....	sound effects editor
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Mirkovich	....	assistant sound editor
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Walter Newman	....	sound effects editor
Kim Nolan	....	assistant sound editor (as Kimberly Nolan)
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Phillips	....	assistant sound editor
Timothy P. Salmon	....	boom operator (as Timothy Salmon)
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
Karen Spangenberg	....	supervising dialogue editor
Keith A. Wester	....	sound mixer (as Keith Wester)
Karen G. Wilson	....	dialogue editor (as Karen Wilson)
Gary Wright	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
David P. Kelsey	....	special effects coordinator (as David Kelsey)
Ron Macinnes	....	assistant special effects (as Ron MacInnes)
Michael Roundy	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Bobby Aldridge	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Oliver Theess	....	stunt performer: surfer
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas L. Adam Jr.	....	assistant camera
Paul E. Avery	....	electrician (as Paul Avery)
Ken W. Ballantine	....	electrician (as Kenny Ballantine)
Nico Bally	....	grip
Patrick Callahan	....	grip: Las Vegas
Greg Cantrell	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Michael J. Coo	....	key grip (as Michael Coo)
Arnold Dewey	....	grip: Las Vegas
Tim Dunford	....	second assistant camera
Greg Enneper	....	grip: Las Vegas
William E. Fitch	....	second company grip
Scot Gaal	....	electrician
Pete Gikas	....	grip: Las Vegas
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator
Brent Lon Hershman	....	camera loader
Robert Hynds	....	grip: Las Vegas
David James	....	still photographer
Leslie J. Kovacs	....	chief lighting technician
William Leslie	....	grip (as Billy Bob Leslie)
Benny McNulty	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Bernard McNulty)
Michael Milella	....	grip
Paul Miranne	....	grip
Angelo Moreno	....	grip: Las Vegas
Joseph Munn	....	grip: Las Vegas
Andy 'Eagle' Padilla	....	grip (as Andy Padilla)
Gary Plantiff	....	grip: Las Vegas
Seyton Pooley	....	electrician: Las Vegas
Angelo Rodriguez	....	grip: Las Vegas
Dennis Ryan	....	grip: Las Vegas
Kenny Schneider	....	electrician
Kenny Schneider	....	lighting technician
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Weldon)

Casting Department
Matthew Barry	....	casting assistant
Bill Dance	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Jeanne McCarthy	....	casting assistant
Tammy L. Smith	....	extras casting assistant (as Tammy Smith)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	set costumer
Elinor Bardach	....	wardrobe supervisor
Nancy Cone	....	costumer: Ms. Moore
Susan Kowarsh	....	costumer
Rhona Meyers	....	costumer
Krisztina Vavrinecz	....	costume trainee
Mira Zavidowsky	....	wardrobe supervisor
Alexis Scott	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Phil Hetos	....	color timer (as Philip Hetos)
Gillian L. Hutshing	....	assistant film editor (as Gillian Hutshing)
Chris Innis	....	apprentice editor
Robert C. Jones	....	additional film editor
Julie Monroe	....	additional film editor
Mike Murphy	....	assistant editor
Kevin Nolting	....	assistant film editor
Alex Renskoff	....	assistant film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Don Zimmerman	....	additional film editor
Clarinda Wong	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
John Barry	....	conductor
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Nathan Kaproff	....	orchestra contractor
Cliff Kohlweck	....	music editor
Greig McRitchie	....	orchestrator
Shawn Murphy	....	music scoring mixer
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
John E. Oliver	....	music production set supervisor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Rick Winquest	....	music recording engineer
Joe Sublett	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Steve Imbler	....	transportation captain
Austin Thompson	....	transportation coordinator
Roger Wooge	....	transportation

Other crew
Rashied Aljuwani	....	craft service: Los Angeles
Donna Armstrong	....	first aid: Las Vegas
Michael Bay	....	consultant: second unit, Las Vegas
Jon Bell	....	location liaison
Kevin Braker	....	production assistant
Marcus Canty	....	accounting assistant
Peter Clevenger	....	assistant: Mr. Lyne
Daneen Lagrone Conroy	....	assistant: Ms. Moore (as Daneen Conroy)
Robert T. Convey	....	pilot
Carrie Czufin	....	caterer
Margo Day	....	assistant: Ms. Lansing
Louise DeCordoba	....	accounting assistant
Ben Delanty	....	assistant: Mr. Tadross
Janet L. Earl	....	coordinator: Video Image (as Janet Earl)
Mitchell El Mahdy	....	set medic (as Mitchel El-Mahdy)
Joan Flannery	....	post-production accountant
Ashlyn Gere	....	body double (as Kim McKamy)
Ellen Gessert	....	assistant location manager
AnaMarie C. Gonzaga	....	payroll accountant (as Anamarie Gonzaga)
Kara E. Goodman	....	assistant production coordinator
Alonzo Greer	....	production assistant
Brian Guarente	....	production assistant
Leslie Hanson	....	production assistant
Crystal Hawkins	....	production accountant
Jerome Holmes	....	production assistant
Kevan Jenson	....	video technical supervisor
Brian Jochum	....	production assistant
Harold A. Katinszky	....	pilot
Marc H. Keating	....	production assistant
Eric Klosterman	....	location manager
Adam M. Koppekin	....	production assistant (as Adam Koppekin)
Terry Ladin	....	production coordinator
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Neil Looy	....	pilot
Jason McKinley	....	projectionist: Las Vegas
Michael Panagiotis	....	production assistant
Leslie Park	....	script supervisor
Burt Poehlman	....	production assistant
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Liz Radley	....	video computer supervisor
Elizabeth Ragagli	....	production assistant
Bruce H. Redding	....	pilot
James Reid	....	craft service: Las Vegas
David M. Rodriguez	....	assistant production accountant
Jane E. Russell	....	unit publicist
Judith Russell	....	assistant: Ms. Lansing
Saundra Schaffer	....	production assistant
Ned R. Shapiro	....	location manager (as Ned Shapiro)
Pilo Silva	....	caterer
Peter M. Starkman	....	caterer (as Peter Starkman)
Mona Tanji	....	assistant: Mr. Lyne
David Thornsberry	....	assistant location manager
Vanessa Vogel	....	production assistant
Daren Willis	....	production assistant
Thomas B. Wintermeyer	....	production assistant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer (uncredited)
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Melinda Eichberg	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Josh C. Kline	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Bertram McCann	....	marine coordinator (uncredited)
Amy Rochelle	....	body double: Demi Moore (uncredited)
Randy West	....	body double: Robert Redford (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Dennis R. Washington	....	grateful acknowledgment: owner of the motor yacht Attessa (as Mr. Dennis Washington)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (1990s) (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Bill Dance Casting  extras casting
• Cinema Research  main title composite and opticals
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• MCA Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• R/Greenberg Associates (West)  main and end titles designed and produced by
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Sony Pictures Studios  music recorded at

Also Known As:

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:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Norway:10 (1993) | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG (original rating) (cut) | Italy:T (re-rated) | Italy:VM14 (original rating) | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Halle Berry auditioned for the role of Diana Murphy.

Goofs:

Continuity: When seen from behind, there is no message on the back of the photo. When David turns it around, the message appears.

Quotes:

Jeremy:[on the phone] Let me get this straight. He offered you a million dollars for a night with your wife? As in *your* wife Diana? And you agreed to it? I don't know what to say. How could you do something like that? *How could you negotiate without me?* Never negotiate without your lawyer. Never! For a woman like Diana I could have gotten you at least two million. Obviously, you don't want to get screwed, and then... screwed!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Cryin' Time

Where is James Mason when we need him

Adrian Lyne does what he does beautifully, whatever that is. The gorgeous look of his films hide a serious lack of depth and a rather Machiavellian knack for attracting us, the natives, with shiny pretty things. We fall for it every time, or almost, we couldn't swallow Lolita, oh no, he should have left Lolita alone and shouldn't have made that outrageous statement, remember? "James Mason was all wrong in Kubrick's version of the Nabokov novel" Do me a favor Mr. Lyne, stick to "Flashdance" and suffer all the way to the bank. Sorry, I lost myself for a moment. Where was I? Oh yes "Inidecent Proposal" Imagine that premise in the hands of someone with serious intentions. A young happy couple and the devil. The stranger who, incapable of bearing goodness and happiness, decides to destroy it. Aware of their needs, he presents a solution to their problems. He doesn't care for her, he cares about their destruction. Juicy stuff. But, although Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson are great as the perfect foil for the devil's designs, the devil is Robert Redford. Mr. Redford is a personal hero of mine, instead of resting in his laurels, Sundance, the environment, Ordinary People, Quiz Show and so on and so on. But, I heard him say in a Charlie Rose interview that he would like to play different characters, dangerous, dark but nobody offered him that kind of part. What about this one Bob? This was a part that could transform this pretty candy floss into a classic. It needed guts. Where was the darkness? I looked into Redford eyes and I saw Redford. I would have gone with him for much less than a million bucks because in spite of the fact that involved accepting an indecent proposal there was no danger, really. He allows himself to be Redford all the way. The indecency is in the title in the gimmick but not in the spirit. As a result none of the promises are fulfilled and we're left with a pretty inconsequential movie. Oh well, I hope Mr Lyne learned his lesson. One never bad mouths James Mason, okay?