Disclosure is a 1994 thriller directed by Barry Levinson, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. The movie is based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. Like all Levinson motion pictures from Diner (1982) to Liberty Heights (1999), Ralph Tabakin appears in this movie as well, acting as an Elevator Attendant.
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: Charges of sexual harassment are levied against a computer company executive, one Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas) by a rival executive, Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore) who is brought in to be Tom's boss by the company president Bob Garvin (Donald Sutherland).
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Quotations
An old girlfriend... that's about as exclusive as the White Pages!
Now you got the power. You got something I want.
Of course everyone knows! I'm so old fashioned, I greet my employees with a handshake!
Oh Tom, you are the one person I know who sucks up to the people below you.
Let's get down to business.
sex is power
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Disclosure is a 1994 thriller directed by Barry Levinson, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. The movie is based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. Like all Levinson motion pictures from Diner (1982) to Liberty Heights (1999), Ralph Tabakin appears in this movie as well, acting as an Elevator Attendant.
Plot
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: Charges of sexual harassment are levied against a computer company executive, one Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas) by a rival executive, Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore) who is brought in to be Tom's boss by the company president Bob Garvin (Donald Sutherland). Tom counter-sues, claiming that Meredith actually 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.
However, Tom discovers that the sexual harassment charges against him were a ruse to distract him and prevent him from discovering a fraud perpetrated by Bob and Meredith. Tom successfully thwarts the plan with the aid of three women: his attorney, Catherine Alvarez (Roma Maffia), his wife Susan (Caroline Goodall) who is also a lawyer but initially doesn't believe him, and Stephanie Kaplan (Rosemary Forsyth) the company's Chief Financial Officer who also becomes promoted to the head of the division once Meredith has been exposed and is fired. Tom ends up in the same position at the end of the film as he was at the beginning (however, plus $100,000.00 and attorney fees from arbitration), but only after narrowly escaping from having both his career and his family life destroyed.
Cast
Production
The movie based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name, who sold the movie rights for $1 million before the novel was published. (Coincidentally, 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. Eventually, Barry Levinson took the role. Geena Davis was Michael Crichton's first choice for the female lead. However, Annette Bening was opted for the female lead until she became pregnant. Madeleine Stowe was then considered before Barry Levinson settled on Demi Moore. Michelle Pfeiffer was also considered for the lead role.
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.
Box Office Performance
The film was a success earning over $80 domestic and $130 international. It was the eleventh highest grossing film worldwide in 1994 according to Boxofficemojo.
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