The Muse

Steven Phillips is a Hollywood screenwriter whose creative slump has cost him his studio contract. Desperate, he turns to his more successful friend Jack Warrick, who reveals that he has used the services of a muse named Sarah Little to overcome a similar crisis. Steven, though skeptical, arranges a meeting with her, and the encounter soon upends his life and that of his family.

Albert Brooks directed the film and wrote the screenplay with Monica Johnson, marking his third feature as director after Real Life and Defending Your Life. Brooks plays Steven, with Sharon Stone as Sarah Little, Andie MacDowell as Laura Phillips, Jeff Bridges as Jack Warrick and Cybill Shepherd appearing as herself. The film had a credited cast of 39.

Released in 1999 and running 97 minutes, this American production from October Films rates 5.8 out of 10 on IMDb across 12,000 votes and 5.2 out of 10 on TMDB from 158 votes. Critics were somewhat warmer than audiences, giving it 6.4 out of 10 from 78 reviews.