One Night Stand
In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.
Critics Sentiment
Charlie tells Max that life is like an orange
Max decides to tell Mimi about his affair
The film drops dramatically from Charlie's philosophical peak to the widely criticized ending sequence
One Night Stand begins promisingly with a sensitively developed romantic encounter that critics appreciated, builds to an emotional peak through Robert Downey Jr.'s acclaimed AIDS storyline, but collapses in its final act. The film's exploration of adultery and consequences becomes increasingly depressing, culminating in an ending that multiple reviewers found terrible and nonsensical.
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Wesley Snipes
Max Carlyle
Nastassja Kinski
Karen
Kyle MacLachlan
Vernon
Ming-Na Wen
Mimi Carlyle
Robert Downey Jr.
Charlie
Marcus T. Paulk
Charlie Carlyle
Glenn Plummer
George
Amanda Donohoe
Margaux
Zoë Nathenson
Mickey
Thomas Haden Church
Don
Vincent Ward
Nathan
John Ratzenberger
Phil
Thomas Kopache
Merv
Annabelle Gurwitch
Marie
Natalie Trott
Saffron
John Calley
Charlie's Father
Susan Barnes
Malinda
Michelle Jonas
Malissa
Mike Figgis
Hotel Clerk
Bill Raymond
Gridlock Taxi Driver
Crew
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