One Night Stand is a 1997 American drama film by British director Mike Figgis. The film starred Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Kyle MacLachlan, MingNa and Robert Downey, Jr. The first draft of the screenplay was written by Joe Eszterhas, who had his name removed from the project following Figgiss rewrite.
Joe Eszterhas was paid a recordmillion for his script, which was later rewritten by director Mike Figgis. In his memoir Hollywood Animal, Eszterhas stated that at first he could not understand why New Line, the company who produced the film, would risk alienating a screenwriter whom they had paid a record amount of money to, by allowing the director to rewrite the screenplay. He said that years later a New Line executive stated that Figgis was allowed to alter the script because the director had just scored a major success with his film Leaving Las Vegas, while Eszterhas notorious Showgirls had flopped at the box office. Adrian Lyne had previously been offered to direct the film, but turned it down in order to helm the remake of Lolita.One Night Stand earned mostly negative reviews from critics, as it currently holds aon Rotten Tomatoes based onreviews. ........
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