Indecent Proposal (1993)

Director:

Adrian Lyne

Writers (WGA):

Jack Engelhard (novel)
Amy Holden Jones (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

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:

Temptation | Cuckold | Gambler | Sex Trade | Prostitution

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	8:30 AM	AMC
Tue. July 29	4:00 AM	AMC
Thur. July 31	5:45 AM	AMC

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 Bash	...	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 Stickman
Nicholas Georgiade	...	Croupier
Ritamarie Kelly	...	Dress Shop Saleslady
Sam Micco	...	Sam
Joseph Ruskin	...	Pit Boss
Joe La Due	...	High Roller
Ben W. Fluker	...	Roulette Croupier
Toru Nagai	...	High Roller Cardman
Carleen Sbordone	...	Coffee Shop Waitress
Steven Dean	...	Craps Pit Boss
Frankie J. Allison	...	Craps Box Man
Dana Williams	...	Jeremy's Secretary
David Cousin	...	Craps Dealer
Catlyn Day	...	Wine Goddess
Irene Olga López	...	Gage's Maid
Dru Davis	...	Bernice
Joe Bays	...	Jeffrey
Rudy E. Morrison	...	Maitre D'
Richard Livingston	...	Mike
David Rees	...	Businessman
Françoise Bush	...	Woman in Restaurant
Elizabeth Gardner	...	Real Estate Receptionist
Art Cabrera	...	Citizenship Student
Israel Juarbe	...	Citizenship Student
Selma Archerd	...	Auction Bidder
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 Moui Lo	...	Architecture Student
Art Chudabala	...	Architecture Student
Michelle O'Brien	...	Architecture Student
Hilary Reynolds	...	Architecture Student
Rebecca Howard	...	Architecture Student
Katherine Pope	...	Auction Bidder
Jerome Rosenfeld	...	Auction Bidder
Nancy Thom	...	Auction Bidder
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	...	Helicopter Pilot
Alan D. Purwin	...	Helicopter Pilot
Robert T. Convey	...	Pilot
Bruce H. Redding	...	Pilot
Harold A. Katinszky	...	Pilot
Neil Looy	...	Pilot
Herbie Hancock	...	Himself
Sheena Easton	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Signy Coleman	...	(uncredited)
Theodis Rodgers	...	Piano player (uncredited)
Sherri Saum	...	(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

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)
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)
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)

Stunts
Bobby Aldridge	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator
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)
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
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
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
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: Las Vegas second unit
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
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
Kim McKamy	....	body double
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
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice (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

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• United International Pictures (UIP)

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
• Sony Pictures Studios  music recorded at

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Norway:10 (1993) | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Porn star Randy West was Robert Redford's body double.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gage sits at the gambling table with Diana, his chips are in front of him at #12. He slides the chips over to Diana who is sitting in front of #11. When the camera pans back, the chips are still at #12 in front of Gage.

Quotes:

Jeremy: OK, David, before we go any further, let's get the moral issue out of the way.
David: Leave that to us.
Jeremy: No, I was referring to my fee. I get five percent.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel (#18.17)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Cryin' Time

Great Premise But...

INDECENT PROPOSAL is a great example of a great premise for a movie - Would you allow your wife to sleep with a complete stranger for one million dollars ? and it's not too difficult to understand why this movie was so talked about on its initial release . Well would you ?

The one problem that the movie suffers from is that Robert Redford was cast as John Gage , the middle aged billionaire who desires the company of Demi Moore's character Diane Murphy . Robert Redford who aged in his mid fifties looks about ten years younger and who still female fans to this day . One can't help thinking that Adrian Lyne would have been far better off exploiting the premise further by casting a much more physically repulsive actor as Gage . Some defenders may claim that Redford equals good box office and certainly this movie did superbly as far as world wide receipt's go , but it's a movie whose main selling point must be the simple central idea and would have perhaps ended up a much better film . It's interesting to note that when women in their late 30s to early 50s answer the question " Would you ? " they usually end up replying " Robert Redford ! I'd go to bed with him for free " .

INDECENT PROPOSAL isn't a great movie despite the great premise and I found Lyne's directing style a bit too 1980s with a couple of scenes that are a bit too pop video for my liking but despite not being the greatest actors in the history of cinema both Moore and Woody Harrelson do enough to make the audience feel for their characters who find themselves in a dilemma . Yeah maybe it's Hollywood trash but it's engaging Hollywood trash