Product Details

• Actors: Corbin Bernsen; Jayne Heitmeyer; Maryam d'Abo; Robert Vaughn; Thomas G. Waites; Rob Stewart; Pierre Lenoir (II); Daniela Akerblom; AimĂ©e Castle; Rick Miller; Marc AndrĂ© Bisson; Andrew Campbell (VII); Arshad Shah; Steve Francoeur; Sally McQueen; Howard Rosenstein (II); Lyla McQueen-Shah; Sebastian R. Proctor-Shah
• Directors: Sebastian Shah
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: YORK HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: February 22, 2000
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305481296
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,324 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "An American Affair" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A shady District Attorney climbs the political ladder on the bodies of everyone who stands in his way. When he falls for two beautiful women, they join forces against him in a deadly game of adultery, revenge, and blackmail.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Forget about it!, February 25, 2000

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Paco Calderón (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: American Affair [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm a devoted fan of beautiful Maryam D'Abo but this bomb is truly awful. There's no dead guy at the White House, no helicopters flying around, no suspense, no believable premise, no coherent plot, no script at all and, needless to say, no need for you to spend your dough on this cr@p.

...unless you are a true devoted fan of Maryam D'Abo. GOD, I NEED HELP!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't get your hopes up, December 19, 2000

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M. Dowdie - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An American Affair (DVD)

I took a chance on this because I enjoy Jayne Heitmeyer in Earth: Final Conflict. She, Robert Vaughn, and Maryam D'Abo all do credible jobs acting in this movie, but their acting and some gorgeous outdoor shots are not enough to save it. (Note that Corbin Bernsen as the main character did not make the "credible acting" list--I haven't seen one man hit himself about the face and head so much since the Three Stooges, but I digress.)

The story is set in Boston. You can tell this if you watch closely because there's a half-hidden Boston Police patch and one Massachusetts license plate. Otherwise, it seems pretty clear that everything takes place in Canada. No offense to our friends to the North, but the film comes off as, well, Canadian--which is to say that several scenes are reminiscent of a "Kids in the Hall" episode, only not funny.

For a film described as a sexual thriller, there is a startling lack of thrill or sexuality--no nudity except for a brief and obvious glimpse of a body double. I'm not sure how it earned its "R" rating. Interestingly, the DVD box shows a helicopter and the White House (?) but I don't recall seeing a chopper or *any* American building in the entire movie.

To sum up, a weak story, bad acting except the three aforementioned, and questionable direction make this a sophomoric attempt at a film. I can't recommend it unless you're a *really* big Jayne Heitmeyer fan.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time and money., April 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: American Affair [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We rented this movie, it was horrible. The best part of the movie was the ending. Too bad Corbin Bernsen continues to be like Arnie Becker on LA Law, a cheap,lying man with only one thing on his mind only in this movie there is no side of him with a conscience. There was no plot and the acting was awful. Don't waste your time or money.