
Another sexually charged situation involving Milich's teenage daughter ( Leelee Sobieski) and two Japanese men follows.Īfterward, Bill takes a cab to the party in a foreboding mansion on Long Island. He bribes Milich to get him a costume immediately. He also learns the location and more importantly, the password: Fidelio.īill goes to the costume shop of an old friend only to find it has a new owner, Mr. His interest piqued, Bill coerces Nick into divulging the secret party's requirements: a black robe with a hood, and a mask. As the two discuss things, Nick describes a party he played at the night before and at which he is to play again tonight. He happens upon a sign outside the jazz club where Nick is the featured piano player. Bill accepts, but a phone call from Alice cuts their business short after a brief kiss. Soon afterwards, a female prostitute named Domino ( Vinessa Shaw) approaches Bill on the street and solicits him. While wandering the streets, a group of rowdy men, taking him for a gay man, taunt him and rudely walk into him. Bill resists her request and departs once Marion's boyfriend Carl arrives. Bill goes to the apartment of the patient and the daughter, Marion ( Marie Richardson), says she wants to give up her life to be with Bill. Shocked by this revelation, Bill suddenly receives a telephone call summoning him to a deceased patient's home. Because of Bill's self-assurance, out of spite she admits that she was willing to abandon her life and her future for one night with the officer. The conversation escalates and Alice confesses to Bill her feelings concerning a naval officer she saw while they were vacationing in Cape Cod. The day after the party, Alice and Bill smoke marijuana and talk about their encounters. Nick informs Bill that he is currently playing at the Sonata Café. Bill also meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale ( Todd Field), a former fellow student who dropped out of medical school and is now a pianist with the band at the party. Bill helps her regain consciousness and promises Victor that he will not speak of the event. During the party, Bill is summoned by Ziegler to his private bathroom where he finds a naked woman, Mandy ( Julienne Davis), who has over-dosed from a speedball. Alice and Bill both resist their respective temptations.


During the party, an older Hungarian man ( Sky du Mont) tries to seduce Alice, while two younger models try to seduce Bill. William "Bill" Harford and Alice Harford ( Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman), who are preparing for a Christmas party at the home of Victor Ziegler ( Sydney Pollack), a friend and patient of Bill's. The film begins in the apartment of a wealthy, married couple, Dr. 8 Controversy regarding the chanting of Hindu prayers.4 Claims about Kubrick's opinion of the film.
