Directed by Adrian Lyne, the film stars Mickey Rourke as John Gray, a mysterious Wall Street arbitrageur, and Kim Basinger as Elizabeth McGraw, a recently divorced art gallery assistant. What begins as a casual courtship rapidly escalates into a series of increasingly daring and kinky sexual scenarios, including striptease and bondage. Themes and Critical Reception
: Despite its controversial nature, it was a major commercial success, earning over $100 million worldwide against a $17 million budget. Production and Legacy Nine 1/2 WeeksHD
Released in 1986, is a seminal erotic romantic drama that tracks a volatile, 9-and-a-half-week-long psychosexual affair between two strangers in New York City. Directed by Adrian Lyne, the film stars Mickey
: At the time of its release, the film acted as a "time capsule" for a more sexually conservative era before the ubiquity of modern internet pornography. Production and Legacy Released in 1986, is a