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Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)

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Reviews Counted: 195 Fresh: 154  Rotten:41 Average Rating: 6.8/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh explodes onto the scene with this provocative, intelligent drama about infidelity and voyeurism. Ann Milaney (Andie MacDowell) lives in a comfortable Louisiana home with her lawyer husband, John (Peter Gallagher). She spends her days fretting over the insurmountable... Steven Soderbergh explodes onto the scene with this provocative, intelligent drama about infidelity and voyeurism. Ann Milaney (Andie MacDowell) lives in a comfortable Louisiana home with her lawyer husband, John (Peter Gallagher). She spends her days fretting over the insurmountable problems of the world and her own unfocused sense of melancholy. Although she doesn't know it, she has a good reason to be upset: John is having a torrid affair with her younger, more extroverted sister, Cynthia (the sexy Laura San Giacomo). When Graham Dalton (James Spader), an old college pal of John's, comes to visit, all three are momentarily distracted from personal problems and intrigues as they scrutinize the odd outsider. Ann soon discovers that Graham has some strange habits and problems of his own. Plagued by impotency since the calamitous breakup of his last relationship, the young drifter finds sexual gratification by videotaping women willing to talk about their sexual past and fantasies in front of the camera. A chain of attraction and jealousy develops as the four interconnect in several varied pairings, culminating with Ann's decision to become Graham's latest subject. Soderbergh's highly influential debut independent feature plays like a dangerous thriller that builds in tension until everyone's secrets are bitterly exposed. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: Steven Soderbergh

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 8, 1998

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary by Soderbergh
  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selections

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