Editing Indecent Proposal (section)

===Development===
[[Paramount Pictures]] bought the rights to Jack Engelhard's 1988 novel ''[[Indecent Proposal (novel)|Indecent Proposal]]'' for $120,000.<ref name="Welkos">{{cite news |last1=Welkos |first1=Robert W. |title=Another Flap Over a Movie's Net Profits |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-12-ca-44986-story.html |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1995-09-12 |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614144358/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-12-ca-44986-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Adrian Lyne]] signed on to direct, reuniting with producer [[Sherry Lansing]], with whom he had worked on ''[[Fatal Attraction]]''.<ref name="afi" /> Lyne had a falling out with past collaborator [[Stanley Jaffe]], who wanted the film to be released by Christmas season of 1992 and thus allotted for limited [[post-production]] time.<ref name="afi" />

The film was originally planned as a vehicle for [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Nicole Kidman]], with [[Warren Beatty]] as John Gage.<ref name="afi" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wuntch |first1=Philip |title=Lyne Surprised by Response to 'Proposal' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-15-9304150348-story.html |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=[[Dallas Morning News]] |via=Chicago Tribune |date=April 15, 1993 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230610074412/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-15-9304150348-story.html |archive-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref> Kidman and [[Isabelle Adjani]] screen tested for the role of Diana.<ref name="afi">{{cite web |title=Indecent Proposal (1993) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/67156 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831010452/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/67156 |archive-date=2019-08-31 |access-date=15 June 2023 |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]}}</ref> Cruise backed out amidst speculation that the film's morals conflicted with his new involvement in the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref name="afi" /> [[Robert Redford]] accepted the part of Gage on the condition that his character be adjusted to be less of a villain.<ref name=Brett/> He turned down the $4 million salary initially offered to him in exchange for gross profit participation from the film's box office.<ref name="afi" />

[[Johnny Depp]],<ref name="afi" /> [[Tim Robbins]],<ref name="afi" /> and [[William Baldwin]]<ref>{{cite news |date=April 17, 1992 |title=Baldwin In Line For 'Indecent Proposal' |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/04/17/baldwin-in-line-for-indecent-proposal/ |url-status=live |access-date=2010-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908043608/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-04-17/entertainment/9204160160_1_william-baldwin-indecent-proposal-terry-gilliam |archive-date=2012-09-08}}</ref> were among the actors considered for the role of David Murphy. [[Woody Harrelson]] dropped out of the film ''[[Benny & Joon]]'' to commit to the role, resulting in a lawsuit from [[MGM-Pathé Communications|MGM-Pathe Entertainment]] that was settled out of court.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brew |first=Simon |date=2015-11-03 |title=9 Actors Who Were Sued for Quitting Movies |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/9-actors-who-were-sued-for-quitting-movies/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924113448/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/9-actors-who-were-sued-for-quitting-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="afi" />