A psychiatrist (Gere) has an affair with his patient's sister (Basinger) who is married to a Greek mobster (Roberts). The mobster is a tyrant over his wife. The psychiatrist wants her to get a divorce, but she is afraid of what her husband would do. She has a medical condition that becomes apparent when she drinks. One night she drinks anyway and attacks her husband. The psychiatrist uses his professional pull to try and help her out of the consequences of her actions, but becomes uncertain if she is telling him the truth.

John Boorman had originally planned to direct the film.

[Isaac Barr and Alan Lowenthal are talking about Heather Evans before Alan Lowenthal has met her]


Alan Lowenthal:
I suppose now you're gonna tell me you have feelings for this woman?


Isaac Barr:
To tell you the truth I can't I can't stop thinking about her...


Alan Lowenthal:
Isaac, you know as well as I do that romantic love is a projection. You're not seeing this woman


Isaac Barr:
Hehe, get out of here...


Alan Lowenthal:
It's a vision... You're in a delusional state.


Isaac Barr:
It's not delusional.


Alan Lowenthal:
Yes it is. It's delusional. There is no human being, no woman that's so beautiful - so special - that all of your normal thought patterns

[Heather Evans enters the room]


Alan Lowenthal:
Eh, can I help you?

Continuity: When Heather jumps in bed with Isaac her hair is curly, but afterward is perfectly straight.