Afterglow

Afterglow

★ 5.9IMDb Score
Released:1997-12-26
Duration:114 min
Director:Alan Rudolph
Actors:Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Jay Underwood
Production:Moonstone Entertainment, Elysian Dreams, Sandcastle 5

Overview:

Lucky Mann is a builder equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne, unhappily married to corporate exec Jeffrey. When Jeffrey becomes enraptured by Lucky’s wife Phyllis, the four get caught in a love quadrangle that reignites their marriages.

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