One Night Stand is a Canadian thriller television film, directed by Allan King and released in 1978."One Night Stand". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1978. An adaptation of Carol Bolt's theatrical play,"One Night Stand: better and better". The Globe and Mail, April 11, 1977. 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.
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. The film also received limited theatrical distribution in the United States.Janet Maslin, "FILM: 'ONE NIGHT STAND,' ROMANCE-CUM-THRILLER". The New York Times, April 29, 1982.
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.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. .
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