Disclosure (film)
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Produced by | Michael Crichton Barry Levinson |
| Written by | Michael Crichton (novel) Paul Attanasio |
| Starring | Michael Douglas Demi Moore Donald Sutherland |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Editing by | Stu Linder |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | December 9, 1994 |
| Running time | 129 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Disclosure is a 1994 thriller based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. The movie stars Michael Douglas and Demi Moore and is directed by Barry Levinson.
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[edit] Plot
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The movie is a combination mystery and thriller about office politics and intrigue in the computer industry. The main focus of the story from which the movie and book take their titles is the issue of sexual harassment. In the story, charges of sexual harassment are levied against a computer company executive (Douglas) by a rival executive (Moore) who is brought in to be Douglas' boss by the company president (Donald Sutherland). Douglas' character counter sues claiming that she (Moore) harassed him.
The movie invites viewers to consider some pointed questions about the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, such as: whether the issue is overblown, whether there is a double-standard when applied to women as opposed to men as perpetrators, and the ease with which charges of sexual harassment can be used as a weapon by ambitious executives seeking to climb over their colleagues to the top of the corporate ladder.
In the end, Douglas' character discovers that the sexual harassment charges against him were really a ruse to distract him and prevent him from discovering a fraud perpetrated by the president and his new boss. Douglas' successfully thwarts the plan with the help of three women: his attorney, his wife (also a lawyer, who, at first, doesn't believe him) and the company's Chief Financial Officer who also cleverly manipulates the situation to get herself promoted to the head of the division once Moore's character has been exposed and is fired. Douglas' character ends up in the same position at the end of the film as he was at the beginning, but only after narrowly escaping having both his career and his family life destroyed.
[edit] Cast
- Michael Douglas - Tom Sanders
- Demi Moore - Meredith Johnson
- Donald Sutherland - Bob Garvin
- Caroline Goodall - Susan Hendler
- Roma Maffia - Catherine Alvarez
- Dylan Baker - Philip Blackburn
- Rosemary Forsyth - Stephanie Kaplan
- Dennis Miller - Mark Lewyn
- Suzie Plakson - Mary Anne Hunter
- Nicholas Sadler - Don Cherry
- Jacqueline Kim - Cindy Chang
- Joe Urla - John Conley Jr
- Donal Logue - Chance Geer
[edit] Trivia
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- Barry Levinson's Director Trademark: Ralph Tabakin (Elevator Attendant) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner (1982) to Liberty Heights (1999).
- Michael Crichton sold the movie rights for $1 million before the novel was published.
- Michael Crichton wrote the character Mark Lewyn for the film specifically with Dennis Miller in mind and the character in the book was somewhat modified for the screenplay to fit Miller's personality.
- Ironically, Michael Crichton used the pen name "Michael Douglas" in his younger days.
- Milos Forman was originally attached to direct but left the film due to creative differences with Michael Crichton.
- After Milos Forman left the project, Barry Levinson and Alan J. Pakula were in contention to take the helm.
- Geena Davis was Michael Crichton's first choice for the female lead.
- Annette Bening was originally set for the female lead until she became pregnant. Madeleine Stowe was then considered before Barry Levinson settled on Demi Moore.
- Michelle Pfeiffer was considered for the lead role.
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