| Exception to the Rule | |
| Director: | David Winning |
| Producer: | James Shavick Jeff Sackman |
| Starring: | Kim Cattrall Eric McCormack Sean Young William Devane |
| Cinematography: | John Houtman |
| Music: | Richard Bronskill |
| Editing: | Michael John Bateman |
| Studio: | Frankfurter Filmproduktion GmbH |
| Distributor: | Artisan Entertainment Lions Gate Films |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | Canada Germany |
| Language: | English |
Exception To The Rule is a 1997 Canadian-German erotic thriller film directed by David Winning and stars Kim Cattrall, Eric McCormack, Sean Young and William Devane.
A married jewel trader is seduced by a beautiful woman while on a business trip. Upon returning home, he receives a video tape in the mail of his tryst and a threat to ruin his marriage if he doesn't turn a shipment of diamonds over to the woman.
It premiered in Japan on April 5, 1997 and in the US as part of the 1997 Houston Film Festival[1] The feature was released on VHS by Artisan Entertainment on June 15, 1999.
Joe Leydon, of Variety, said there's a certain novelty to seeing Young cast against type and Cattrall is good for a few laughs as she throws herself into her devious character with lip-smacking, dirty-mouthed relish.[2]