Secretary (2002 film)

Secretary
Secretary
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Shainberg
Screenplay by	Erin Cressida Wilson
Story by	Steven Shainberg; Erin Cressida Wilson;
Based on	"Secretary"; by Mary Gaitskill
Produced by	Andrew Fierberg; Amy Hobby; Steven Shainberg;
Starring	James Spader; Maggie Gyllenhaal; Jeremy Davies; Patrick Bauchau; Stephen McHattie; Lesley Ann Warren;
Cinematography	Steven Fierberg
Edited by	Pam Wise
Music by	Angelo Badalamenti
Production; companies	Double A Films; The Slough Pond Company; TwoPoundBag Productions;
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release dates	January 11, 2002 (Sundance); September 20, 2002 (United States);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$9.3 million

Secretary is a 2002 American erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Shainberg from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Mary Gaitskill.^[2]^[5]^[6] Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the film explores the intense relationship between a dominant lawyer and his submissive secretary, who indulge in various types of BDSM activities such as erotic spanking and petplay.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dargis, Manohla (September 20, 2002). "In Buoyant 'Secretary,' Romance for Consenting Adults". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Secretary (2002)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ "Secretary (2002)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference BOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Gaitskill, Mary (1988). Bad Behavior. New York: Poseidon Press. ISBN 978-0-6797-2327-1.
^ "Secretary leaves movie-goers bent over desks". The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. October 31, 2002.