An immoral Offer

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Movie
German title An immoral Offer
Original title Indecent proposal
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1993
length 112 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Adrian Lyne
script Amy Holden Jones
production Alex Gartner , Tom Schulman
music John Barry , Roy Orbison
camera Howard Atherton
cut Joe Hutshing
occupation

An immoral offer (original title: Indecent Proposal ) is an American feature film from 1993. The director was Adrian Lyne , the screenplay was written by Amy Holden Jones based on a novel by Jack Engelhard . The main roles were played by Robert Redford , Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson .

action

Architect David Murphy and his wife Diana, a real estate agent, got into financial difficulties due to a recession. In Las Vegas they try in vain to make money through gambling in order to complete the construction of their “dream home”. Billionaire John Gage, who watches them play, offers them $ 1 million to spend a night with Diana . They sign a contract, Gage and Diana fly to his yacht in a helicopter. When David regrets the deal and rushes to the helipad, the helicopter has already taken off.

David and Diana get the money. However, since they narrowly missed their bank appointment, Gage has since bought the house and property. The marriage of the two is soon broken by growing mistrust, arguments and, above all, by David's attacks of jealousy. Gage, who fell in love with Diana, tries again and again to win her over. She eventually succumbs to his charm and moves in with him.

When they visit an auction together where sponsorships are given for the animals in a zoo, David appears there too. With the sum of one million dollars, he buys a sponsorship for a hippopotamus, which both of them have memories of the time they were newly in love. Gage realizes that David still means much more to Diana than he can mean to her. He purposely destroys the romance with her by telling her that she was the best of many million dollar women. Diana kisses Gage and goes to the place of the marriage proposal, where she meets David.

criticism

"A clichéd pseudo-drama that uses the power of money and its influence on every area of ​​human life only as a foil for an ultimately lying love story."

- Lexicon of international film

The verdict of Roger Ebert , who draws parallels to Pretty Woman and The Crying Game in his film review , is different . He calls an immoral offer a "fantasy about characters who are allowed to try out amoral action and then see whether they like it". The cleverly constructed script was inspired by the old lust for punch lines: “We both agree. Now let's talk about the price. In our case the price is a million dollars. ”The film is awesome, the way it wraps the blatant, decisive topic - how do you feel about marital fidelity and what is it worth to you - in a camouflage of romantic scenery. He calls Neil Jordan's The Crying Game , Pretty Woman and Indecent Proposal brilliant in the way in which they put the viewer in the position of a voyeur who observes acceptable people do unacceptable things (“while acceptable people do unacceptable things”) ). He sees the film in a very old tradition, where love is put to the test of need and desire, and in the end it triumphs - albeit not without many great moments in which one seems willing to give in to passion.

The controversial reaction the film has generated from professional critics is also evident in Janet Maslin's comment in the New York Times : “At first glance,“ Indecent Proposal ”is a story so stark and far-fetched that it doesn't really make sense […]. The second and more practical look, however, arouses reluctant admiration. Based on a ridiculous story and a […] poorly written script […] the director made a kind of sexy pop parable that is his specialty. Mr. Lyne's films may not shed new light on people ( human condition ), but they tie you to the screen ”. The film gains color and comedy support through the performance of the supporting actors. The critic explicitly praises the product design by Mel Bourne , the great ( glamorous ) photography by Howard Atherton and the clever and strong performance of the film editor.

Box office success

The film, with a budget of $ 38,000,000, was an international hit and grossed $ 106,614,059 in the US and around $ 160,000,000 internationally.

Awards

Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson were recognized for Best Film Kiss at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards . Demi Moore was also nominated for Best Actress and Most Desirable Actress for the MTV Movie Award . The film won the golden screen . John Barry won the BMI Film Music Award for his music .

The German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating “valuable”.

Golden Raspberry 1994 :

  • Won: Worst Film, Worst Supporting Actor ( Woody Harrelson ), Worst Screenplay
  • Nominated: Worst Actor ( Robert Redford ), Worst Actress ( Demi Moore ), Worst Director, Worst Song (In All the Right Places)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ An immoral offer. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 7, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ^ Roger Ebert: Indecent Proposal April 7, 1993, accessed July 16, 2017
  3. ↑ Review / Film: Indecent Proposal; Who'd Have to Be Paid $ 1 Million To Spend a Night With Redford? The New York Times, April 7, 1993, accessed July 16, 2017
  4. ↑ Box Office Mojo, Indecent Proposal, accessed July 19, 2017