History YMMV / IndecentProposal

* BrokenAesop: "Money isn't everything"... in a film that repeatedly has characters reveling in it (Gage has tens of millions to throw around at items -- or people -- he wants, characters roll around in money while making love, and the OnlySaneMan [David's lawyer] tells him that if Diana was willing to sell her body for money, the couple should have asked for ''two'' million dollars). This, in a film where David is clearly meant to learn a lesson about altruism -- donating the money to charity to prove to Diana that he still loves her -- and the ending leaving the couple no better off than they were when they lost their savings earlier in the film.

* HarsherInHindsight: In her memoir, Creator/DemiMoore revealed that her mother had set her up in a similar arrangement to the movie...when she was ''fifteen.''

* DesignatedHero: Gage's behavior really comes off as incredibly creepy and sleazy when you think about it, almost to the point of FridgeHorror. When Diana turns down his offer to buy her an expensive dress, the dress is promptly delivered to her hotel room--aside from ignoring her refusal, how the hell did he even find out where she was staying in order to send it to her? Then, he asks ''David'' about sleeping with Diana, as if Diana's feelings on the matter are unimportant and that she'll be obligated to do whatever her husband decrees. He also pulls a very underhanded stunt to get Diana into bed with him, under the pretense of letting her go--offering to release her from the deal if she wins a coin toss, with a rigged coin that guarantees ''him'' victory. He practically stalks her by showing up at both of her jobs, then seems to be seeking vengeance on her by buying the property she and David had their eyes on. After all this, when he finally does have her for himself, he dumps her by claiming that she was just one of many women he pursued like this, which would be an incredibly cruel mind game were it not for Diana being savvy enough to realize what he's trying to do--and we're supposed to feel ''sorry'' for him for having to give up the woman he loves. This is all presented in a romantic light, and what's worse, it's coming from the same guy who only a few years earlier, directed ''Film/FatalAttraction'', [[DoubleStandard where a woman pursuing an uninterested, married man was portrayed as a psycho.]]

* MemeticMutation: At the time of the film's release, the question "if somebody offered you a million dollars for one night with your spouse, would you accept?" became a popular conversation starter. Additionally, the film has been parodied by comedy shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.
* ValuesDissonance: In RealLife, Gage's behavior would have gotten him slapped with a restraining order and/or stalking charge, yet is presented as thoroughly sexy and romantic.

* DesignatedHero: Gage's behavior really comes off as incredibly creepy and sleazy when you think about it, almost to the point of FridgeHorror. When Diana turns down his offer to buy her an expensive dress, the dress is promptly delivered to her hotel room--aside from ignoring her refusal, how the hell did he even find out where she was staying in order to send it to her? Then, he asks ''David'' about sleeping with Diana, as if Diana's feelings on the matter are unimportant and that she'll be obligated to do whatever her husband decrees. He also pulls a very underhanded stunt to get Diana into bed with him, under the pretense of letting her go--offering to release her from the deal if she wins a coin toss, with a rigged coin that guarantees ''him'' victory. He practically stalks her by showing up at both of her jobs, then seems to be seeking vengeance on her by buying the property she and David had their eyes on. After all this, when he finally does have her for himself, he dumps her by claiming that she was just one of many women he pursued like this, which would be an incredibly cruel mind game were it not for Diana being savvy enough to realize what he's trying to do--and we're supposed to feel ''sorry'' for him for having to give up the woman he loves. This is all presented in a romantic light, and what's worse, it's coming from the same guy who only a few year earlier, directed ''Film/FatalAttraction'', [[DoubleStandard where a woman pursuing an uninterested, married man was portrayed as a psycho.]]

* MemeticMutation: At the time of the film's release, the question "if somebody offered you a million dollars for one night with your spouse, would you accept?" became a popular conversation starter. Additionally, the film has been parodied by comedy shows such as ''Series/TheSimpsons'' and ''Series/MikeTysonMysteries''.