Women & Men: Stories of Seduction

Women & Men: Stories of Seduction
Genre	Drama Romance
Screenplay by	Valerie Curtin Joan Didion John Gregory Dunne
Directed by	Frederic Raphael Tony Richardson Ken Russell
Starring	James Woods Melanie Griffith Beau Bridges Elizabeth McGovern Molly Ringwald Peter Weller
Composer(s)	Marvin Hamlisch
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Colin Callender Ted Hartley Jerry Offsay
Producer(s)	David Brown William S. Gilmore Carlos Gil (associate producer) (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
Cinematography	Ernest Day Billy Williams Steve Yaconelli
Editor(s)	John Jympson Robert K. Lambert
Running time	83 minutes
Production company(s)	HBO Showcase
Distributor	HBO
Release
Original network	HBO
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	August 19, 1990 (1990-08-19)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Women & Men: Stories of Seduction is a 1990 American drama film consisting of three separate short films. The three segments are directed by Frederic Raphael, Tony Richardson, and Ken Russell and written by Valerie Curtin, Joan Didion, and John Gregory Dunne, based on short stories by Ernest Hemingway, Mary McCarthy, and Dorothy Parker. The film stars James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Beau Bridges, Elizabeth McGovern, Molly Ringwald, and Peter Weller. The film premiered on HBO on August 19, 1990.

Plot

The three stories being adapted are "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, "The Man In The Brooks Brothers Suit" by Mary McCarthy, and "Dusk Before Fireworks" by Dorothy Parker. All are about romantic liaisons.

Cast

• James Woods as Robert
• Melanie Griffith as Hadley
• Beau Bridges as Gerry Green
• Elizabeth McGovern as Vicki
• Molly Ringwald as Kit
• Peter Weller as Hobie
• Kyra Sedgwick as Arlene
• Philip O'Brien as Vicki's Father

External links

• Women & Men: Stories of Seduction at IMDb