One Night Stand (1997 film)

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

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.

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