One Night Stand (1978 film)

One Night Stand is a Canadian thriller television film, directed by Allan King and released in 1978.[1] An adaptation of Carol Bolt's theatrical play,[2] the film stars Chapelle Jaffe as Daisy, a woman who goes out looking for a one-night stand after being dumped by her boyfriend on her birthday, and connects with Rafe (Brent Carver), a mentally unstable street musician.[1]

One Night Stand
Written byCarol Bolt
Directed byAllan King
StarringBrent Carver
Chapelle Jaffe
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
CinematographyKenneth W. Gregg
EditorMyrtle Virgo
Running time92 minutes
Release
Original release
  • March 8, 1978 (1978-03-08)

The film's cast also includes Dinah Christie, Susan Hogan and Robert A. Silverman.

Writing for The Globe and Mail, Stephen Godfrey called the film essentially a Canadian version of Looking for Mr. Goodbar.[1] The film also received limited theatrical distribution in the United States.[3]

The film won four Canadian Film Awards at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978, for Best TV Drama, Best Actor in a Non-Feature (Carver), Best Actress in a Non-Feature (Jaffe) and Best Musical Score in a Non-Feature.[4]

References
  1. "One Night Stand". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1978.
  2. "One Night Stand: better and better". The Globe and Mail, April 11, 1977.
  3. Janet Maslin, "FILM: 'ONE NIGHT STAND,' ROMANCE-CUM-THRILLER". The New York Times, April 29, 1982.
  4. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.


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