One Night Stand (1997)

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writer (WGA):

Mike Figgis (written by)

Release Date:

14 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

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...

Plot Keywords:

AIDS | Fidelity | Enemy | Brief Encounter | Love Triangle

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: The photo that Max takes of Charlie has both Max and Charlie in it

Movie Connections:

References La femme d'à côté (1981)

Soundtrack:

Cavatina

More than One Night Stand

The title of this movie(One Night Stand) may suggest that it's about "Cheating" but is something else,is about an instant attraction,the things occur spontaneously between Karen(Ms Kinski )and Max(Wesley Snipes)THEN just a memory of that perfect woman,then the re- encounter,the desire and passion appears again and then…surprise!LOVE!

Max and Karen are drawn together with both of them finding something in each other that had been lacking in their own relationships BUT is Robert Downey jr who steals the show HE IS THE GLUE that represents human connection in the film,believe me HE ROCKS!!!.Wonderful performances by the cool Wesley Snipes,Ming Na Wen,Nastassja Kinski(she is so smooth!!!),OK I got to say something about this actress,Kinski,she's a true woman.She doesn't has the vulgarity of Jennifer Lopez(Oops!).

I also liked the two sex scenes of our protagonist with this two woman(the difference of how they make love…),even the film has some cameos from Ione Skye(remember that actress of Say Anything?);His real life brother ,the musician Donovan Leitch,OK Mike Figgis is the Director but he also is responsible of the wonderful music in this film.

I hate to say it,but Roger Ebert was right in saying that Kinski has the best line of the movie: "What do you do, Karen?" asks Mimi(Max's wife). And she replies: "I'm a rocket scientist."