Disclosure

Director: Barry Levinson Barry Levinson

Overview

Michael Douglas runs afoul of a treacherous supervisor in this film version of Michael Crichton's novel. Douglas plays Tom Sanders, an executive at DigiCom, a leading computer software firm. DigiCom is about to launch a new virtual reality-based data storage system that is expected to revolutionize the industry, and Bob Garvin (Donald Sutherland), the owner of the company, is in the midst of negotiating a merger that could bring $100 million into the firm. However, while Tom is expecting a promotion, he discovers the position has been given instead to a new hire, Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore), with whom Tom had an affair years ago, before he was married. After her first day of work, Meredith invites Tom up to her office and makes a concerted attempt to seduce him; while Tom doesn't fight off her advances with very much gusto at first, eventually he decides things have gone too far and leaves in a huff. The next morning, Meredith accuses Tom of sexual harassment, and he realizes this was merely a power ploy to get him out of DigiCom for good; Tom, determined to fight, files a counter-suit, which makes him no friends at the company, since rocking the boat too hard could very well scotch the merger. Dennis Miller also appears as one of Tom's wise-cracking co-workers.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/2009
UPC:	0883929089185
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:09:00
Sales rank:	20,573

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Douglas	Tom Sanders
Demi Moore	Meredith Johnson
Donald Sutherland	Bob Garvin
Caroline Goodall	Susan Hendler
Roma Maffia	Catherine Alvarez
Nicholas Sadler	Don Cherry
Dennis Miller	Mark Lewyn
Dylan Baker	Philip Blackburn
Rosemary Forsyth	Stephanie Kaplan
Suzie Plakson	Mary Anne Hunter
Jacqueline Kim	Cindy Chang
Allan Rich	Ben Heller
Joe Urla	Joe Conley Jr.
Michael Chieffo	Stephen Chase
Joseph Attanasio	Actor
Faryn Einhorn	Actor
Barry Levinson	Actor
Michael Laskin	Arthur Kahn
Donal Logue	Chance Geer
Jack Shearer	Fred Price
Pat Asanti	John Levin
Marie Rowe	Mrs Ross
Edward Power	John Conley Snr
Wayne Duvall	Executive #1
Ralph Tabakin	Elevator Attendant
Bernard Hocke	Security Guard
Nancy Yee	Cleaning Woman
Lynne Killmeyer	Business Woman
Michael Runyard	Stunts
Jeff Joy	Stunts
Kate Williamson	Barbara Murphy
Farrah Forke	Adele Lewyn
Lynn Tufeld	Lewynn's Assistent
Ennio Morricone	Composer

Technical Credits

Paul Attanasio

Michael Crichton

Barry Levinson	Director,Producer
Paul Attanasio	Screenwriter
Eric Brevig	Special Effects
Ellen Chenoweth	Casting
Michael Crichton	Producer,Screenwriter
Peter Giuliano	Executive Producer
Steve Galich	Special Effects
Gene Cantamessa	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

An excellent cast of solid supporting players and a notable roster of talent behind the scenes transforms a Michael Crichton novel with a questionable premise and some hackneyed plot developments into a sturdy, attractive thriller. While the basic story of the source material doesn't stand up to close scrutiny, director Barry Levinson and screenwriter Paul Attanasio have populated their tale with enough dazzling high-tech gadgetry, office intrigue, and thriller-style convolutions to distract viewers. It's a cinematic shell game to be sure, but it makes for an enjoyable romp of a film. Michael Douglas has become the go-to guy when a big-budget film needs a white-male cultural scapegoat, while Demi Moore shines as an aggressive, manipulative female executive, in marked contrast to her most recent role as a naïve wife in Indecent Proposal (1993). The leads are ably supported by trustworthy character actors such as Dylan Baker, Roma Maffia, Donald Sutherland, and Donal Logue in the service of a story that at times veers into the territory of delightful absurdity. It doesn't all make sense, but Disclosure is a guilty pleasure.