Sepehr Samimi | Simon Fraser University (original) (raw)

s feature film debut, sex, lies, and videotape (1989) is one of the most successful cases of mode... more s feature film debut, sex, lies, and videotape (1989) is one of the most successful cases of modern independent cinema. Written in eight days on a trip to Los Angeles and shot in five weeks on a -at the time-- shoestring budget of $1.2 million budget, the film tells the story of Graham (James Spader), who visits old college roommate John (Peter Gallager) at the town of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.