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The title refers to the duration of the relationship between self-absorbed Wall Street shark Mickey Rourke and divorced art gallery owner Kim Basinger. Kim is looking for true love, while Mickey is se... read more read more...arching for...gosh knows what. His notions of lovemaking include blindfolds, ice cubes, chocolate syrup, and rolling around on spent peanut shells. When the alotted 9 1/2 weeks are up, Kim has finally come to realize that Rourke has been using her. We could have told her that twenty minutes into the film. One of the definitive works in the Mickey Rourke ouevre, 9 1/2 Weeks is deliciously awful, and as such will probably endure as a Camp Classic for the next hundred years. The film is available in both R-rated and unrated versions; either way, it's a hoot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Adrian Lyne

Release Date: February 21, 1986

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DVD Release Date: June 30, 1998

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  • FrizzDrop
    July 10, 2011
    FrizzDrop
    *Gag. *gag. It's very hard to get through this film without the previous abhorrence and actions. Supposedly an erotic "drama", I've seen bowel movements more dramatic than this excuse for soft core porn on the screen. A young Basinger and even younger Rourke headline this catastr... read moreophe as intelligent and highly paid individuals who fall in love and have sex all over the city. Rourke has the personality of a pen, often creepily smiling while administering whatever form of S&M on Basinger, which is apparently supposed to fuel the film, but just titillates some messed up people, and makes me, as previously stated, gag. Plagued by an eighties soundtrack, a pithy script, and a series of scenes that either don't make sense, or annoy to the point of self-hatred for sitting down and watching it, 9 1/2 makes for an uncomfortable and often difficult view. Good for a gander into the Rourke of the eighties, in order to compare next to the steroids mess of the present, but otherwise, repress this like it were childhood trauma.
  • flixsterman
    May 22, 2011
    flixsterman
    Superficial and self-indulgent titillation. It seems ironic to say that Adrian Lyne's characters aren't 'fleshed-out' because flesh is all they really are. The entire film is an artsy facade, an effigy to 80's materialism that's devoid of meaning or substance.
  • ajv2688
    January 27, 2011
    ajv2688
    A predictable romance drama, I don't know why people used to talk about it so much, it's not that good. It's not even very romantic.
  • ythelastman89
    December 5, 2010
    ythelastman89
    Probably one of the most emotionally disturbing movies ever made. If you're looking for a fun 80s romantic comedy, this is not it. It's more of a psychological thriller about a borderline psychopath who takes interest in a divorced woman. Mickey Rourke is extremely scary and char... read moreming as a wallstreet power man, his intesity is off the charts. Kim Basinger gives what I feel is her best performance as a really wounded person in need of someone to love her and take care of her. The story works extremely well in the given setting and time period, analyzing the decade's stereotypes and the roles of men and women. You can't find a more moody visual style, which was one of the most expressive parts of the movie. It's really one of the most unique movies ever made, i've never seen anything like it.
  • sononothing
    July 1, 2010
    sononothing
    Letâ??s just say it right now: 9 ½ Weeks is really a high end Skinemax flick. Thereâ??s no plot. Thereâ??s no real acting. Thereâ??s nothing believable in this thing. You could hyave replaced Kim Basinger with Marilyn Chambers and Mickey Rourke with any random Hollywood actor un... read moreder the age of thirty and make the same quality of film.

    The story goes like this: John (Rourke) meets Elizabeth (Basinger), who runs an art gallery in New York. He flirts. She says no. Then says yes. They do the no pants dance. John humiliates her. She almost leaves. No pants dance. Repeat. Thereâ??s your film. Basingerâ??s character is a dishrag not only for John, but for the film itself. Sheâ??s just set dressing and thatâ??s it. No real depth at all. John is even more shallow. He wears a siuit, works in an office, and is really into humiliation. The only use for this film a quarter of a century later is to make us realize that at least weâ??re not aging as bad as Mickey Rourke. This film is crap.
  • dreamfaeries
    May 14, 2008
    dreamfaeries
    It was okay. I can't ever imagine why people thought/think that Rourke was/is hot. UGH!
  • superclerk25
    August 2, 2007
    superclerk25
    Soft core porn.
  • Deano78
    June 11, 2007
    Deano78
    A very steamy film, but unfortunately not much of a story.
  • webalina
    May 19, 2007
    webalina
    Anybody who thought this movie was hot needs to move out of their parents' basement and meet some grown-ups. After reading the book, this was an incredible letdown. This film should have been about a destructive sado-masochistic relationship. Instead it was turned into a story ab... read moreout a man who can't love and the woman who loves him. What a total waste of time.
  • xxdebxx
    April 10, 2010
    xxdebxx
    This is a dark love story about male dominance, female submission, letting go of your inhibitions; that tells of the relationship between a man (Mickey Rourke) and woman (Kim Bassinger) who meet, hit it off passionately, a story that is not so happily ever after, with a few sexy... read more scenes sprinkled throughout. The film attempts to show that woman is best wooed by engaging her senses hence the use of blind folds and we see Rourke's character continuously finger feeding Bassinger (looked more like shoveling food into her mouth) which is meant to look sensual, but I find it hard to believe that this film was EVER found erotic. I have to admit that the only thing that kept me going was gazing at the young and stunning Mickey Rourke who is just so hot in this movie and great to look at.

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Cole Smithey
May 1, 2012
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

With its tantalizing title suggesting an ideal timeline for a fetishized affair, Adrian Lyne's beautifully stylized adaptation of Elizabeth McNeill's novel is a milestone of mainstream erotic cinema. Full Review

Cole Smithey
October 7, 2005
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

Essential viewing for sex-obsessed couples.

Clint Morris
April 5, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

One of the hottest moments in cinema....still!

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 26, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A frank depiction of the dynamics of sexual power. Full Review

Fred Topel
July 14, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com

Not nearly as erotic as you've been led to believe. Soem okay scenes, but nothing special.

Ken Hanke
August 26, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It's an Adrian Lyne picture. Do you need to know more?

Scott Weinberg
July 31, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Aside from the infamous skin scenes, the thing's an unmitigated sleeping pill.

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

"not really very good, but certainly an attention-getter"

Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
April 11, 2001
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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