Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)

Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1986-02-09

Country

United States

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, PSO, Jonesfilm, Galactic Films, Triple Ajaxxx

Genre

Romance, Drama

Budget

$17 000 000

Revenue

$6 740 470

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Director

Adrian Lyne

Actors

Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies, Christine Baranski, Karen Young, Dwight Weist, Roderick Cook, Victor Truro, Justine Johnston
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Scenario

Producer

Mark Damon, Sidney Kimmel, Zalman King, Antony Rufus-Isaacs, Keith Barish, Frank Konigsberg

Operator

Peter Biziou

Composer

Jack Nitzsche

Artist

Audition

Lynn Stalmaster, Nan Dutton

Editing

Tom Rolf, Caroline Biggerstaff, Ed Hansen
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• To get Kim Basinger to perform the role as he envisioned it, director Adrian Lyne employed tactics of emotional manipulation, which Basinger later sharply criticized. For example, Lyne forbade Basinger and Mickey Rourke from communicating with each other off-set. They were kept apart, and Lyne would relay rumors about Rourke to Basinger so that she would demonstrate her feelings towards him on set. Furthermore, Rourke received notes with directions from Lyne, while Basinger received nothing, which also got under her skin.
• In the erotic scenes, body doubles were used instead of Kim Basinger.
• Kim Basinger became the owner of over 14 hours of footage that MGM believed could cause psychological trauma to viewers. These materials have never been shown anywhere, and are not even included in the director's cut released on DVD.
• Demi Moore auditioned for the lead role, but Adrian Lyne decided that at 21, she was unlikely to be convincing as a divorced gallery employee.
• The film is based on the novel of the same name and quite accurately conveys the content of the original source, although it is presented with a strong emphasis on eroticism and emotionally difficult moments.