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 | One Night Stand (1996) |
| Summary | Three act movie bounces between coasts and storylines about an art director who cheats on his wife, and has a friend dying of AIDS. |
| Genre | Arty Drama |
| Direction | Mike Figgis |
| Downey Factor | Low. His role is small. |
| Character | Charlie, the friend dying of AIDS. |
| Looks | Thin and unhealthy. |
| Performance | Convincing and not overdone. |
| Line | Listen to me, okay. Listen to me right now. I've seen too many people lose their courage in the last minute. I'm not sorry. I'm frightened, yes, but I'm also fascinated by what's next. |
| Love & Sex | He's involved with a minor character who's hardly seen. |
| Dies, Gay or Villain | Yes, Yes, and No. |
| Other Actors | Wesley Snipes, Kyle McLachlan, Natassja Kinski, Ming Na Wen, Ione Skye, Thomas Haden Church |
| Connection | Wesley Snipes in US Marshals. |
| Location | New York and Los Angeles |
| RDJ Says | Thin as a rail ... I told Wesley I think I'm going to jail and I hoped he wouldn't judge me ... I saw [it] as an opportunity to really explore my dissatisfaction with life, and with being an actor ... when [Mike Figgis] said, 'No, I think you should play Charlie', I was dying inside. |
| Release | November 14, 1997 |
| Availability | Available on video. Released on DVD in Region 1 and 2. |
| Foreign Titles | Argentina: Pasion de Una Noche (Passion for a Night) Brazil: Por Uma Noite Apenas (For a Night Only) Croatia: Veza Za Jednu Noæ France: Pour une nuit (For One Night) Italy: Complice la Notte (The Night Accomplice) Poland: Romans na Jedna noc (Romance for One Night) Spain: Despues de Una Noche (After One Night) |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 31% Fresh | 26 Reviews |
| Critical View | Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Not only is Charlie such a defensive pain in the neck it's difficult to imagine him as anyone's best friend, but making him HIV-positive feels manipulative in the worst way. Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I did find myself caring about Charlie, the best friend with AIDS, who is played by Downey as a man determined not to go solemnly into that great night. He has a sense of humor even on his deathbed, and gets one of the movie's best laughs just by raising his eyebrows. |
| 2 Reasons to See It | 1. To find out the meaning of the expression "Life is an orange." 2. See the film that made Joe Ezsterhas so damn bitter. |
| Overall | Though his performance received praise, the role is small and depressing. |
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