Exposed is a 1983 American drama film written, produced and directed by James Toback. It stars Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey Keitel, Ian McShane and Bibi Andersson.
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| Directed by | James Toback |
| Written by | James Toback |
| Produced by | James Toback |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Edited by | Robert Lawrence |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Company |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $1.4 million[3] |
Plot
editThe subject of her professor's romantic designs, Elizabeth Carlson, a college girl from Wisconsin, packs up and moves to New York City, finding a job as a waitress while she attempts to launch a career as a fashion model.
As her career takes off, she meets Daniel Jelline, a violinist, who aggressively stalks Elizabeth until they begin an affair. When work takes her to Paris, however, Elizabeth encounters a terrorist named Rivas and her life is placed in considerable danger.
Cast
edit- Nastassja Kinski as Elizabeth Carlson
- Rudolf Nureyev as Daniel Jelline
- Harvey Keitel as Rivas
- Ian McShane as Greg Miller
- Bibi Andersson as Margaret
- Ron Randell as Curt
- Pierre Clémenti as Vic
- James Russo as Nick
- Tony Sirico as Record Store Thief
- James Toback as Leo Boscovitch
- Amy Steel as Party Guest
- Janice Dickinson and Iman appear as Models
Production
editJames Toback claims he tried for a number of years to get the film financed but was unsuccessful. He says he won $2 million gambling in Las Vegas and spent a portion of this to bribe David Begelman, then head of MGM, to get him to authorise MGM to finance the film. MGM provided a budget of $18 million of which Toback's fee was $500,000. Filming took 80 days.[4][1] Serge Silberman was executive producer.
Toback says he based the script on a romance he had with an airline stewardess.[5]
"I've changed roughly 80% of the script I showed MGM," he said later, "and I write and rewrite every night."[5]
This movie was filmed on UVM campus in Burlington, VT.
It was the last film role for Ron Randell.[6]
Reception
edit"The movie is unlike anything being released by major studios today," said Toback at the time of the film's release, "and so its confusing to people who market movies".[7] Toback was allowed to be involved in the promotion of the film. "I'm being treated a lot better than most studios would treat me," he said. "I'm not getting much money but I'm being treated a lot better than most studios treat me... I figure now I have a remote chance of putting across a movie that only got made by a miracle anyway."[7]
Toback says the film had a "mixed" reception.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Alec Baldwin (30 September 2013). "James Toback". Here's The Thing (Podcast). Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Osenlund, Kurt (25 October 2013). "Seduced and Abandoned's James Toback on Movies, Mortality, Shooting in Cannes, and Literally Shooting his Enemies". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Exposed at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Rushfield, Richard (4 November 2013). "On Getting "Exposed" Green Lit". Rushfield Babylon. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ a b Turner, Adrian (23 January 1982). "Nothing Against Murder". The Guardian. London. p. 12.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (August 10, 2019). "Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty". Filmink.
- ^ a b Pond, Steve (18 November 1982). "Dateline Hollywood". The Washington Post. p. C7.
External links
edit- Exposed at IMDb
- Exposed at Rotten Tomatoes
- Exposed at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at The New York Times