Disclosure (1994)
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A corporate employee finds himself embroiled in a high-stakes legal battle after a sexual encounter with his superior leads to a devastating harassment complaint.
The story
Bob Garvin, the CEO of technology company DigiCom, plans to retire and appoints Tom Sanders' ex-girlfriend, Meredith Johnson, as his successor. When Meredith seduces Tom but refuses intercourse, she files a sexual harassment complaint against him. To protect a lucrative merger, DigiCom officials demand Tom accept a career-damaging reassignment to Texas. Seeking to clear his name, Tom sues the company, alleging Meredith harassed him. The conflict intensifies as Tom navigates a complex web of corporate maneuvering, legal threats, and personal strain on his marriage while trying to expose the truth behind Meredith's actions.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Bob Garvin, CEO of DigiCom, appoints Tom Sanders' ex-girlfriend Meredith Johnson as his successor to 'break the glass ceiling.' After Meredith seduces Tom and he refuses intercourse, she files a sexual harassment complaint. To save a $100 million merger, DigiCom tries to force Tom into a job reassignment in Texas. Tom sues DigiCom, hiring attorney Catherine Alvarez. During mediation, Meredith blames Tom, but Tom eventually discovers he recorded their encounter on a colleague's voicemail. He plays the recording, but Meredith claims his protests were a desire to be dominated. Despite a quiet removal of Meredith, a mysterious 'Friend' warns Tom that she intends to frame him for production failures in Malaysia. Tom uses a virtual reality device to find evidence that Meredith and a Malaysian chief altered production specs to gain government favor, causing the very problems she blames on him. At a conference, Tom exposes her lies with news footage, and she is fired. After the merger, Garvin appoints Stephanie Kaplan to lead the Seattle operation. Tom discovers that his son, Spencer, was the one who leaked information to him anonymously via the 'Friend' persona, as Spencer was the research assistant for Professor Arthur Friend.
- First release year
- 1994
- Runtime (minutes)
- 128
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Barry Levinson
- Writers
- Paul Attanasio · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Michael Douglas · Tom Sanders; Demi Moore · Meredith Johnson; Donald Sutherland · Bob Garvin; Caroline Goodall · Susan Hendler Sanders; Dylan Baker · Philip Blackburn; Roma Maffia · Catherine Alvarez; Dennis Miller · Mark Lewyn; Allan Rich · Ben Heller
- Genres
- psychological thriller; erotic thriller; legal thriller; techno-thriller
- Themes
- sexual harassment; corporate power; gender dynamics; technological impact
- Tone and mood
- sleek; glossy; ominous; thriller
- Premise and plot tags
- corporate thriller; legal drama; erotic thriller; techno-thriller
- Source material / true-story basis
- novel by Michael Crichton
- Content notes
- sexual harassment
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its portrayal of sexual harassment and others criticizing its plot, character development, and implausibility. It was a financial success, grossing $214 million against a $55 million budget.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 59% · review count: 63
- Awards and nominations
- Honorable mention · Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News · win; Dishonorable mention · Dan Craft, The Pantagraph · win
- Production trivia
- Michael Crichton sold the movie rights for $1 million before the novel was published.; The visual effects and animation, including the virtual reality corridor sequence, were created by Industrial Light & Magic.; The film's marketing was the first multimedia press kit issued by Warner Bros., produced on floppy disk.
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