An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Cinematography
Lyne's glossy, sweat-drenched Manhattan looks edible.
Acting
Basinger's unraveling is genuinely devastating.
Director
Adrian Lyne
Mickey Rourke
John
Kim Basinger
Elizabeth
Margaret Whitton
Molly
David Margulies
Harvey
Christine Baranski
Thea
Karen Young
Sue
Dwight Weist
Farnsworth
Roderick Cook
Sinclair - the Critic
Victor Truro
Gallery Client
Justine Johnston
Bedding Saleswoman
Julian Beck
Dinner Guest
Michael Margotta
Michael
Petina Cole
Woman on Stage at Porno House
Joey Silvera
Man on Stage at Porno House
Sarah Kernochan
Gallery Guest
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lyne had to fight the studio for an R rating; the MPAA initially slapped it with an X for 'moral tone.'
Basinger and Rourke reportedly couldn't stand each other by wrap—method or just method-adjacent misery?
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