One Night Stand is a movie directed by British Mike Figgis in 1997. The movie was adapted from a screenplay by Joe Eszterhas, though Figgis' changes were so extensive that Eszterhas chose to remove his name from the project.
| One Night Stand | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Mike Figgis |
| Written by | Mike Figgis |
| Produced by | Mike Figgis Bob Engelman Michael De Luca Richard Saperstein |
| Starring | Wesley Snipes Nastassja Kinski Kyle MacLachlan Ming-Na Wen Robert Downey Jr. |
| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Edited by | Mathew Knights John S. Smith Julian Slater |
| Music by | Mike Figgis |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release dates | November 14, 1997 (USA) |
Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Template:Spoiler Max Carlyle (Wesley Snipes) lives in California, where he has a successful career directing television commercials and is happily married to Mimi (Ming-Na Wen), with whom he has two children. While visiting New York City, Max meets Karen (Nastassja Kinski) by chance after missing a flight; circumstances keep bringing them together over the course of the evening, and they end up spending the night making love. When he returns home, Max seems distant and unhappy, though Mimi can't tell why and Max won't say. Even after a brief period of anal sex with Mimi, Max still doesn't feel satisfied. A year later, Max and Mimi fly to New York to visit his close friend Charlie (Robert Downey, Jr.), who is in the last stages of an AIDS-related illness. Max meets Charlie's brother Vernon (Kyle MacLachlan) and is introduced to his new wife — Karen. Facing Karen sends Max into an emotional tailspin, and he realizes that he must tell Mimi the truth about his indiscretion.
Cast
| Movie | Role |
|---|---|
| Wesley Snipes | Max Carlyle |
| Nastassja Kinski | Karen |
| Kyle MacLachlan | Vernon |
| Ming-Na Wen | Mimi Carlyle |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Charlie |
| Glenn Plummer | George |
| Amanda Donohoe | Margaux |
| Thomas Haden Church | Don |
| Julian Sands | Charlie's Nurse |