| The First Weeks | |
| Director: | Alex Wright |
| Producer: | Barry Barnholtz John Dunning |
| Starring: | Paul Mercurio Clara Bellar Malcolm McDowell |
| Music: | Norman Orenstein Gast Waltzing |
| Cinematography: | John P. Tarver |
| Editing: | Mark Sanders |
| Distributor: | Lions Gate Films |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The First Weeks is a 1998 American erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Alex Wright and starring Paul Mercurio, Clara Bellar and Malcolm McDowell. It is a prequel to the films Weeks and Love in Paris.
A banker, Matt Wade, goes to Louisiana to land a deal with eccentric billionaire Francois Dubois but instead gets involved with the billionaire's wife, Emily, Mardi Gras, and a sinister cult.