Disclosure (1994 film)

Disclosure is a 1994 American erotic thriller film[2] directed by Barry Levinson, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore.

Instead, Meredith Johnson, Tom's ex-girlfriend, is brought on to handle the merger, as Garvin wanted to "break the glass ceiling".

To save the merger from a scandal, causing Garvin to lose $100 million if the deal falls through, DigiCom officials demand that Tom accept reassignment to Texas.

If Tom accepts, he will lose his stock options, his career will be ruined, and he will be left jobless when the other location is sold following the merger.

Tom receives an anonymous e-mail from "A Friend" directing him to Catherine Alvarez, an attorney specializing in sexual harassment cases.

Tom realizes he misdialed a number on his cell phone during the encounter with Meredith, recording the entire event on a colleague's voicemail.

They show that Meredith, and one of the heads of operations in Malaysia, changed Tom's production specifications to gain the Malaysian government's favor and cut costs to make DigiCom appear more profitable to complete the merger.

While cleaning out her office, Meredith reveals to Tom that she has become disillusioned with Garvin following his unexpected turn against her, and refuses to accept accountability for her mistakes.

Garvin announces the merger's completion and names Stephanie Kaplan to head up the Seattle operation, a decision Tom supports.

Production designer Neil Spisak said, "DigiCom needed to have a hard edge to it, with lots of glass and a modern look juxtaposed against the old red brick which is indigenous to the Pioneer Square area of Seattle.

[17] Critical response was mixed, with some lauding the film's take on sexual harassment and others critiquing its plot, character development and implausibility.

Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle praised the film and said Douglas makes for "a complex and sympathetic Everyman", adding, "along the way it paints a picture of corporate America that in itself is a kind of horror story".

[18] Ian Nathan of Empire gave it four stars out of five and called it "genuinely gripping", further stating that "Demi Moore makes an awesome femme fatale".

[19] Critic Roger Ebert called the film's theme "basically a launch pad for sex scenes" and further said, "yet the movie is so sleek, so glossy, so filled with Possessoporn (toys so expensive they're erotic), that you can enjoy it like a Sharper Image catalog that walks and talks.

"[10] Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle observed: "In its rush to push hot buttons, Disclosure neglected some essentials of good storytelling.

"[20] The New York Times critic Janet Maslin wrote much of the film "is talky and uneventful, with legal maneuverings and corporate strategies substituting for more energetic drama".

"[3] He added "screenwriter Attanasio, who dealt thoughtfully with ethical dilemmas in Quiz Show, works in a more limited moral palette in Disclosure, where questions of who is right and who is wrong are plainly obvious.

[25][26][31] Some critics expressed their disappointment that though the film purported to be about sexual harassment, the topic is merely used as a plot device as part of a broader corporate thriller story.

It suggests that a really evil, conscienceless-and sexy-woman can manipulate that changed climate to destroy a decent but non-political man (because she'll be believed when he won't).