A chance encounter brings Elizabeth and John together for a relationship of temptation and seduction, clarity and confusion, excitement and fear... passion and rage. A shared obsession for 9 1/2 Weeks. Elizabeth (Academy Award winner Kim Basinger) has been alone since her divorce. Beautiful and highly romantic, she's insulated herself from emotional risks through her successful career. John (Mickey Rourke) is a man who has never been in love. Soft-spoken and compelling, he is a wealthy overachiever. Many lovers have tried to penetrate the aura of mystery that surrounds him, but John remains emotionally untouched, until he meets Elizabeth and desire becomes infatuation... then obsession.