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Line 1: {{work}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:''sex, lies, and videotape''\|noerror}} ~~{{trope}}~~ [[File:Sex lies and videotape poster.jpg\|frame]] Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a 1989 movie that marked the directorial debut of [[Steven Soderbergh]]. It popularized indie movies and launched the careers of Andie Macdowell and James Spader.▼ ▲~~Sex~~'''''sex, ~~Lies~~lies, and ~~Videotape~~videotape''''' is a 1989 movie that marked the directorial debut of [[Steven Soderbergh]]. It popularized indie movies and launched the careers of Andie Macdowell and James Spader. The movie tells the story of an unhappily married couple, up-and-coming lawyer John (Peter Gallagher) and sweet, sexually repressed Ann (Macdowell). John's having a torrid affair with Ann's sister, extroverted Cynthia (Laura San Giacomo). Matters are complicated with the arrival of Graham (Spader), an old college friend of John's, an mysterious and sensitive man that collects interviews of women about their sexual experiences.▼ ▲The movie tells the story of an unhappily married couple, up-and-coming lawyer John (Peter Gallagher) and sweet, sexually repressed Ann (Macdowell). John's having a torrid affair with Ann's sister, extroverted Cynthia (Laura San Giacomo). Matters are complicated with the arrival of Graham (Spader), an old college friend of John's, ana mysterious and sensitive man that collects interviews of women about their sexual experiences. ~~----~~ ~~=== This movie contains examples of: ===~~ ''sex, lies, and videotape'' was added to the [[National Film Registry]] in 2006. * [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: Watching the sex interviews is how Graham gets off. Also, several women masturbate for him, including Cynthia.▼ {{tropelist}} ▲* [[A Date ~~With~~with Rosie Palms]]: Watching the sex interviews is how Graham gets off. Also, several women masturbate for him, including Cynthia. * [[Dysfunction Junction]] * [[Evil Lawyer Joke]]: Lawyers as the lowest life form on Earth. Line 12 ⟶ 15: * [[Jerkass]]: John * [[Playing Against Type]]: Believe it or not, James Spader used to play snob villains. Here he is troubled, cute, and sensitive. * [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: Graham and John, ~~respectivelly~~respectively. They used to be more alike in college, but diverged wildly. * [[Sexless Marriage]]: What John and Ann's marriage has come to. * [[Sibling Rivalry]]: Good girl Ann versus slutty Cynthia. {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Films of the 1980s]] [[Category:National Film Registry]] [[Category:~~Sex~~The ~~Lies~~Criterion ~~And~~Collection ~~Videotape~~(LaserDisc)]] [[Category:~~Sex,~~Pages ~~Lies,~~with ~~and~~working ~~Videotape~~Wikipedia tabs]] [[Category:Cannes Film Festival]] [[Category:Steven Soderbergh]] [[Category:Independent Films]] [[Category:The Criterion Collection]] [[Category:Film]]