One Night Stand (1997)

Los-Angeles commercials director Max visits his friend, artist Charlie, who was diagnosed with AIDS in New York. There he meets Karen, they are attracted to each other and after they meet ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writer:

Mike Figgis

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Kyle MacLachlan

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Max Carlyle
Nastassja Kinski	...	Karen
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Vernon
Ming-Na Wen	...	Mimi Carlyle
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

Storyline

Los-Angeles commercials director Max visits his friend, artist Charlie, who was diagnosed with AIDS in New York. There he meets Karen, they are attracted to each other and after they meet later that day at the concert, they have a passionate night. Then he returns home to L.A. to his family and wife Mimi. A year later Max returns to New York again to visit Charlie who is now dying, and there he meets Karen again, who is married to Charlie's brother Vernon.

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Plot Keywords:

aids | dying | interracial relationship | urban setting | love | 

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Taglines:

It was just one night that changed everything.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bir gecelik ask

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£22,318 (UK) (2 January 1998)

Gross:

£558,557 (UK) (2 January 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Red Mullet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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

Karen's hairclip is different in the scene entering the concert and in the walk home afterwards.

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Quotes

Charlie: Why were you kissing my sister-in-law?

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Connections

References The Woman Next Door (1981)

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Soundtracks

"Roll On"
Written by Tony Braunagel, Johnny Lee Schell, "Hutch" Hutchinson, Darrell Leonard,
Joe Sublett, Scarlet Rivera, Marty Grebb
Performed by Padlock

User Reviews

Major disappointment from Figgis

LEAVING LAS VEGAS affected me like almost no other movie has, so I was bound to find this film somewhat of a let-down, but even I was surprised by how much. In his other films, Figgis has demonstrated he's a master with mood and atmosphere, and he's good here as well. The scene where Max and Karen first meet is nicely played, without too much foreshadowing thrown in. But this is a conventional plot, and try as he might, Figgis isn't able to make it interesting enough. And as much as I hate Joe Eszterhas (whose screenplay this is re-written from), I can't imagine his ending was any worse (or maybe this was his ending).

I'm not a big fan of Kinski to begin with, but to be fair, she has almost nothing to work with, and she does try. And I like Ming-Na Wen, but she's also stuck, she with a too-unsympathetic character. The men come off better; Snipes and MacLachlan are good, but really, the main reason this is worth watching is Robert Downey Jr., who avoids cliche even when his character is dying. Otherwise, you're left wondering, what the hell was the purpose here?