The First 9½ Weeks

The First 9+12 Weeks
Directed byAlex Wright
Written byAlex Wright
Produced byBarry Barnholtz
John Dunning
StarringPaul Mercurio
Clara Bellar
Malcolm McDowell
Dennis Burkley
Victoria Mahoney
James Black
Richard Durden
Alexi Kaye Campbell
Anna Jacyszyn
William Keane
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Frederic Forrest
CinematographyJohn P. Tarver
Edited byMark Sanders
Music byNorman Orenstein
Gast Waltzing
Distributed byLionsgate (International)
SNC Groupe M6 (France)
Release date
  • November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The First 9+12 Weeks is a 1998 American erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Alex Wright and starring Paul Mercurio, Clara Bellar and Malcolm McDowell. It is a prequel to the films 9+12 Weeks and Love in Paris.

Plot

A banker, Matt Wade, goes to Louisiana to land a deal with eccentric billionaire Francois Dubois but instead gets involved with the Francois' wife, Emily, Mardi Gras and a sinister cult.

Cast