The First 9½ Weeks

The First $9 1/2$ Weeks is a 1998 drama film written and directed by Alex Wright and starring Paul Mercurio, Clara Bellar and Malcolm McDowell. It is a prequel to the films $9 1/2$ Weeks and Another $9 1/2$ Weeks.

Plot
A banker goes to Louisiana to land a deal with an eccentric billionaire but instead gets involved with the millionaire's wife, Mardi Gras, and a sinister cult.

Cast

 * Paul Mercurio as Matt Wade
 * Clara Bellar as Emily Dubois
 * Malcolm McDowell as Francois Dubois
 * Frederic Forrest as David Millman
 * Anna Jacyszyn as Robin Millman
 * William Keane as Joey Handler
 * Richard Durden as Laurence Garner
 * Dennis Burkley as Sheriff Marlon Tolette
 * James Black as Maurice Boudreau