Product Details

• Actors: Paul Mercurio, Clara Bellar, Malcolm McDowell, Frederic Forrest, Anna Jacyszyn
• Directors: Alex Wright
• Writers: Alex Wright
• Producers: Barry Barnholtz, Ernie Barbarash, John Dunning, Tom Reeve
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: November 17, 1998
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305134936
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,394 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The First 9 1/2 Weeks" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FIRST 9 1/2 WEEKS - DVD Movie

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The heat of Louisiana awakens passions in this erotic film, August 5, 2007

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Richard J. Brzostek (New England, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First 9 1/2 Weeks (DVD)

"The First 9 ½ Weeks" was made after the original and its sequel. The film is about a New York investment broker who goes to Louisiana on a business trip but develops a relationship with his client's wife. Although he is hesitant at first, he develops a passionate bond to her. But the story is not a fairy tale and the head games the couple created are bound to change him forever.

I am not entirely sure if "The First 9 ½ Weeks" is a true prequel. Although the investment broker has some resemblance to our favorite control freak from "9 ½ Weeks," his name is Matt Wade, not John Grey. As the first film takes place in the mid-1980s, technical details such as the modern cars, make it implausible that this is a younger John. Putting that aside, the story does show how a romantic guy is transformed into someone cold, giving insight into how John may have gotten the way he is in the other films.

It is likely that many fans of the original film will dismiss this movie with the idea it doesn't compare to the original. Nonetheless, it is an entertaining movie with some of the same erotic flavor of the other films.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Film Leads Pioneering Erotic Cinema, February 17, 2008

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Sandra L. Sailsman (Bronx NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First 9 1/2 Weeks (DVD)

An excellent example of Erotic Cinema in its earlier stages. A blend of
romance and kinky.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, May 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The First 9 1/2 Weeks [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The film is funny and very entertaining. Very seductive.