Indecent Proposal (1993)
Actors:
Demi Moore (actress),
John Barry (composer),
Rip Taylor (actor),
Sheena Easton (actress),
Billy Bob Thornton (actor),
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc (actor),
Robert Redford (actor),
Billy Connolly (actor),
Alan D. Purwin (actor),
Herbie Hancock (actor),
Oliver Platt (actor),
Woody Harrelson (actor),
Seymour Cassel (actor),
Kyle Cooper (miscellaneous crew),
Michael Bay (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A young couple very much in love are married and have started their respective careers, she as a real estate broker, he as an architect. She finds the perfect spot to build his dream house, and they get loans to finance it. When the recession hits, they stand to lose everything they own, so they go to Vegas to have one shot at winning the money they need. After losing at the tables, they are approached by a millionaire who offers them a million dollars for a night with the wife. Though the couple agrees that this is a way out of their financial dilemma, it threatens to destroy their relationship.
Keywords: 1990s, architect, based-on-novel, betrayal, blockbuster, casino, confrontation, cuckold, cult-film, dog
Genres:
Drama,
Taglines: A husband. A wife. A millionaire. A proposal
Quotes:
Diana: If you ever want something badly, let it go. If it comes back to you, then it's yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never yours to begin with.
Diana: The dress is for sale. I'm not.
David: [while playing pool] I guess there's limits to what money can buy.::John: Not many.::Diana: Well some things aren't for sale.::John: Such as?::Diana: Well you can't buy people.::John: That's naive, Diana. I buy people every day.::Diana: In business, maybe, but you can't buy people not when real emotions are involved.::John: So you're saying you can't buy love? That's a bit of a cliché don't you think?::Diana: It's absolutely true.::John: Is it? What do you think?::David: I agree with Diana.::John: You do? Well let's test the cliché. Suppose... I were to offer you one million dollars for one night with your wife.::David: I'd assume you're kidding.::John: Let's pretend I'm not. What would you say?::Diana: He'd tell you to go to hell.::John: I didn't hear him.::David: I'd tell you to go to hell.::John: That's a reflex answer because you view the question as hypothetical. But let's say that there was real money backing it up. I'm not kidding. A million dollars. The night would come and go but the money could last a lifetime. Think of it. A million dollars. A lifetime of security... for one night. Don't answer right away. Just consider it; seriously?::David: We're positive, okay?::John: Well then you've proved your point. There are limits to what money can buy. It's late, and I hate to admit it, but I have meetings in the morning. May I have one dance? With your permission.::David: You know something? I think you better hurry on to that meeting. You don't want to miss out on your next billion.::John: Understood. I wouldn't part with her either. Good night.
Diana: Somethings are not for sale.::John: Such as?::Diana: Well you can't buy people.
David: I thought he was the better man. I know now he's not. Just got more money.
Diana: Have I ever told you I love you?::David: No.::Diana: I do.::David: Still?::Diana: Always.
Jeremy: [on the phone] Let me get this straight. He offered you a million dollars for a night with your wife? As in *your* wife Diana? And you agreed to it? I don't know what to say. How could you do something like that? *How could you negotiate without me?* Never negotiate without your lawyer. Never! For a woman like Diana I could have gotten you at least two million. Obviously, you don't want to get screwed, and then... screwed!
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.
[John Gage is reading through the contract drawn up by Jeremy]::Gage: Do you want to elaborate on the "Verification" clause?::Jeremy: Verification? That means you pay even if the relationship isn't consummated.::Gage: You mean if I'm impotent?::Jeremy: It's important for a lawyer to cover contingencies.::Gage: I can live with that. The "John Garfield" clause?::Jeremy: That's if you die in the act.::Gage: I have no problem with that either. Could I have your pen?... You're pretty good, you know.::Jeremy: Thank you.::Gage: You should come and work for me.::Jeremy: Ooh.
Jeremy: For a million bucks *I'd* sleep with him. [David glares at him]... Maybe not.