About Last Night… (1986)
Based on David Mamet’s 1974 play “Sexual Perversity in Chicago”
This take on David Mamet’s off-Broadway play is something special. In 1980’s Chicago, Danny Martin (Rob Lowe) struggles to navigate the often choppy waters of sex and love. Enter Debbie (Demi Moore), a beautiful woman of the advertising world who falls deeply and quickly in lust with Danny after a one night stand, despite there being a lack of stimulating conversation or common interests between them. Five months, countless attempts at sabotage from the pair’s friends Joan (Elizabeth Perkins) and Bernie (James Belushi) and one painful realization later, there seems little hope for reconciliation or true romance. However, much to the relief of the audience, there is room for growth, adjustment and one more try. What’s so spectacular about this film is the reality of it all; it doesn’t pretend that love is uncomplicated or unflawed. About Last Night… has moxie and heart, only enriched by Moore and Lowe’s wonderful chemistry.
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