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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Mike Figgis (written by)
Release Date:
14 November 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
It was just one night that changed everything.
Plot:
Los-Angeles commercials director Max visits his friend, artist Charlie, who was diagnosed with AIDS in New York...
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Plot Keywords:
AIDS
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Fidelity
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Enemy
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Brief Encounter
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Love Triangle
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Awards:
1 win
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2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Downey Jr's Jail Term A Joke
(From WENN. 30 March 2000)
Figgis Figures He's A "Director-Composer"
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 1997)
(From WENN. 30 March 2000)
Figgis Figures He's A "Director-Composer"
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 1997)
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Simple but thought provoking!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Wesley Snipes | ... | Max Carlyle | |
| Nastassja Kinski | ... | Karen | |
| Kyle MacLachlan | ... | Vernon | |
| Ming-Na | ... | Mimi Carlyle (as Ming-Na Wen) | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Charlie | |
| Marcus T. Paulk | ... | Charlie Carlyle (as Marcus Paulk) | |
| Natalie Trott | ... | Saffron Carlyle | |
| John Calley | ... | Charlie's Father | |
| Glenn Plummer | ... | George | |
| Amanda Donohoe | ... | Margaux | |
| Zoë Nathenson | ... | Mickey | |
| Thomas Haden Church | ... | Don | |
| Vincent Ward | ... | Nathan | |
| John Ratzenberger | ... | Phil | |
| Thomas Kopache | ... | Merv |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for drug content.
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Singapore:M18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:16 |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 (video premiere) |
Germany:16 (w) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Trivia:
Joe Eszterhas wrote the original script, which was a series of loosely-connected sex scenes. When Mike Figgis took over the project and rewrote most of the script, Ezsterhas decided to take his name off the film.
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Goofs:
Boom mic visible: In the bedroom mirror after the house party.
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Movie Connections:
References La femme d'à côté (1981)
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Soundtrack:
The Blues From Wayback
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This movie is different from others in a sense that there's no good guy and bad guy line here. Nobody's perfect and nobody's totally wrong. However, in order to show Max-Caren pair as "unfaithful" as Mimi-Vernon pair, the event that was taking place outside the party was too imposed and simplistic. Some better idea should have come there. Extra-marital relationship is very complicated subject and deserves lot of thought. This movie at least provokes that kind of thought, though in a very simple way.
Ming-Na Wen and Wesley Snipes were over-acting on some occasions. Wesley's ad-firm colleagues were unnecessarily shown as stupid. However, Robert Downey Jr.'s part was superb, though his character was not directly related to the movie's main story. I was moved by him talking to Wesley about "life's like an orange". Some people here found Nastassja Kinski boring. I completely disagree. She was not blabbing, that's true, but look at her subtle facial expressions. One will rarely find this talent in Hollywood stars' face.
Another feature in this movie that I liked very much is the natural relationship between Black-White-Asian, which I can hardly find in a Hollywood movie unless the theme of the movie is race discrimination or something alike.
I give it a little above average credit. With better acting and little modification in the script this could be an extraordinary movie.