Half Moon Street
| Half Moon Street | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bob Swaim |
| Produced by | Geoffrey Reeve |
| Written by |
Edward Behr Bob Swaim Paul Theroux |
| Starring |
Sigourney Weaver Michael Caine Patrick Kavanagh Faith Kent Ram John Holder |
| Music by | Richard Harvey |
| Cinematography | Peter Hannan |
| Edited by | Richard Marden |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates | 13 August 1986 |
Running time | 90 min |
| Country |
United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Half Moon Street is a 1986 British-American erotic thriller film about an American woman working at a British escort service who becomes involved in the political intrigues surrounding one of her clients. The film was directed by Bob Swaim, and stars Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine, and Patrick Kavanagh.
Half Moon Street is the first RKO Pictures solo feature film production in almost a quarter-century. The previous one was Jet Pilot, made in 1957.
The film was based on the 1984 novel Doctor Slaughter by Paul Theroux.
Plot
Dr. Lauren Slaughter is an American woman of considerable intellect, an expert on China who now lives in London, working for a "think tank".
Unhappy with superiors who take credit for her work and dissatisfied with her low wages, Dr. Slaughter moonlights in her flat on Half Moon Street as a paid escort to lonely men. One such, identifying himself by a fake name, turns out to be Lord Bulbeck, a trusted House of Lords member with a key role in national defense.
The two strike up a relationship that goes beyond their lovemaking, enjoying each other's conversation and intelligence. But during a delicate peace negotiation in the Middle East, investigators doing a background check on Lord Bulbeck come upon his relationship with the high-priced call girl, someone they suspect might have an ulterior motive.