The First 9½ Weeks
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The First 9½ Weeks is a 1998 drama film
written and directed by Alex Wright and starring Paul Mercurio
, Clara Bellar and Malcolm McDowell
. It is a prequel to the films 9½ Weeks
and Another 9½ Weeks.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Alex Wright and starring Paul Mercurio
Paul Mercurio
Paul Joseph Mercurio is an Australian actor, dancer and TV presenter. Mercurio is well-known for his lead role in Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom . His father was the character actor Gus Mercurio.- Biography :...
, Clara Bellar and Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years.McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films If...., O Lucky Man!, A Clockwork Orange and Caligula...
. It is a prequel to the films 9½ Weeks
9½ Weeks
9½ Weeks is a 1986 erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. It is based on the novel of the same name by Elizabeth McNeill....
and Another 9½ Weeks.
Plot
A banker goes to Louisiana to land a deal with millionaire but instead gets involved with the millionaire's wife, Mardi Gras, and a sinister cult.Cast
- Paul MercurioPaul MercurioPaul Joseph Mercurio is an Australian actor, dancer and TV presenter. Mercurio is well-known for his lead role in Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom . His father was the character actor Gus Mercurio.- Biography :...
as Matt Wade - Clara Bellar as Emily Dubois
- Malcolm McDowellMalcolm McDowellMalcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years.McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films If...., O Lucky Man!, A Clockwork Orange and Caligula...
as Francois Dubois - Frederic ForrestFrederic Forrest-Life:Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Virginia Allie and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner. He is known for his roles as Chef in Apocalypse Now, When The Legends Die, It Lives Again, the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in Falling Down, Right to Kill? and for playing...
as David Millman - Anna Jacyszyn as Robin Millman
- William Keane as Joey Handler
- Richard Durden as Laurence Garner
- Dennis BurkleyDennis BurkleyDennis Henry Burkley is an American character actor from Texas who has appeared in numerous films and television series since the 1970s.-Early life:...
as Sheriff Marlon Tolette - James Black as Maurice Boudreau
Sources
- http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-first-9-12-weeks,18824/
- http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/first_9_12_weeks/
- http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/175553/The-First-9-1-2-Weeks/overview
- http://movies.tvguide.com/9-12-weeks/135606