9½ Weeks

9½ Weeks is a 1986 American erotic romantic drama movie. It was directed by Adrian Lyne and it was produced by Mark Damon, Sidney Kimmel, Zalman King, and Antony Rufus-Isaacs. It was released on February 20, 1986. It is based on the Elizabeth McNeill memoir of the same name. The movie is about a New York City art gallery employee who has an affair with a Wall Street broker.
Reviews
The movie got mixed and negative reviews from critics. 1,000 people attended a preview screening of the movie and everybody except 40 people walked out. 35 of the 40 people who filled out cards said that they really did not like it. It has a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Movie critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie gave the movie 3 and a half stars stars out of 4 and said that "A lot of the success of 9½ Weeks is because Rourke and Basinger make the characters and their relationship convincing."

In terms of money, this movie did not earn much in the United States but it was successful in Europe.

 Cast 
 Mickey Rourke as John Gray
 Kim Basinger as Elizabeth McGraw
 Margaret Whitton as Molly
 David Margulies as Harvey
 Christine Baranski as Thea
 Karen Young as Sue
 William De Acutis as Ted (as William DeAcutis)
 Dwight Weist as Farnsworth
 Roderick Cook as Sinclair, the critic
 Victor Truro as Gallery client

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Category:1980s erotic movies
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Category:Movies set in New York City