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Indecent Proposal
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Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   17,835 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jack Engelhard (novel)
Amy Holden Jones (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 April 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A husband. A wife. A millionaire. A proposal
Plot:
A married woman agrees to have sex with another man for $1,000,000. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(33 articles)
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Something to learn from more (84 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality and language.
Runtime:
117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Diana is reading "The Firm" by John Grisham, which Paramount Pictures soon afterwards filmed as The Firm (1993). The secretary at the real-estate office where she works is reading "Backlash", a book which criticizes director Adrian Lyne for his portrayal of women in previous films. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Gage leaves the room where he has just signed the agreement with Murphy's attorney, he buttons his suit coat twice. more
Quotes:
Diana: The dress is for sale. I'm not. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Sideline Secrets (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Nearness of You more

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21 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Something to learn from, 28 January 2002
Author: ana cunhal

Without doubt, the touchy theme makes this film worth watching.

However, your opinion of it will, very likely, be influenced by what your own reaction to the 1 million dollar proposal would have been if you were in the same situation.

The film doesn't condemn anybody. It just reveals the fragility of a relationship, despite the strong love that resides in it.

Does it really matters if this kind of indecent proposal is not a realistic scenario? The millionaire willing to give a million dollars to spend one night with someone else's gorgeous wife is a fantasy. The consequences are, however, real.

The film uses an extravagant trigger to create a convincing emotional crisis that many couples will recognize.

The message is that at the end, true love wins; an attitude that I would recommend to any loving pair, attained by jealousy and resentment.

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