"A husband. A wife. A millionaire. A proposal."

1993

1h 57m

6.4(1672 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Redford

John Gage

Demi Moore

Diana Murphy

Woody Harrelson

David Murphy

Seymour Cassel

Mr. Shackleford

Oliver Platt

Jeremy

Billy Bob Thornton

Day Tripper

Billy Connolly

Auction M.C.

Rip Taylor

Mr. Langford

Pierre Epstein

Van Buren

Joel Brooks

Realtor

Creative team

Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Written by: Amy Holden Jones
Produced by: Sherry Lansing

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