Disclosure (1994)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers (WGA):

Michael Crichton (novel)
Paul Attanasio (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

sex is power

Plot:

A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.

Plot Keywords:

Tense | One Word Title | Confrontation | Corporate World | Oral Sex

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Michael Douglas	...	Tom Sanders
Demi Moore	...	Meredith Johnson
Donald Sutherland	...	Bob Garvin
Caroline Goodall	...	Susan Hendler
Roma Maffia	...	Catherine Alvarez
Dylan Baker	...	Philip Blackburn
Rosemary Forsyth	...	Stephanie Kaplan
Dennis Miller	...	Mark Lewyn
Suzie Plakson	...	Mary Anne Hunter
Nicholas Sadler	...	Don Cherry
Jacqueline Kim	...	Cindy Chang
Joe Urla	...	John Conley Jr
Michael Chieffo	...	Stephen Chase
Joseph Attanasio	...	Furillo
Faryn Einhorn	...	Eliza Sanders

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:12 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | USA:R | New Zealand:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Michelle Pfeiffer was considered for the lead role.

Goofs:

Continuity: The stain on Tom Sanders' tie changes position.

Quotes:

Susan Hendler: Ms. Alvarez, forty-eight hours ago my husband's penis was in another woman's mouth. I don't think there's anything in the law that can help me with that.

Movie Connections:

Featured in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)

Very Satisfying Story

This was satisfying to watch, just to see justice done to an evil character (played well by Demi Moore). It's also refreshing - and astonishing - to see the flip side of the coin: a man accusing a woman of sexual harassment and proving it! What a unique twist, almost unheard of in the Liberal world of mainstream films.

Michael Douglas co-stars with Moore and is good, too, but I found Douglas' lawyer "Catherine Alvarez" played by Roma Maffia, to be the most interesting of them all and making the most profound statements in this tale of "power" (not sex).

Donald Sutherland gives another convincing performance as a "bad guy" as well. That's a role he seems best suited to play. All the actors are good on this adaption from a Michael Crichton book.

The radical feminists didn't like this movie, so you know the the film has something going for it besides good acting and dialog. They want everything slanted to them, but as it's pointed out in the film, things can go both ways.....and what's wrong with an even playing field?