Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/09/1994(USA)
Release Date: 04/29/1997
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 129 Minutes
Flags: Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
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.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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