 The film was second only to "Mississippi Burning" in the National Board of Review's .Philippe Rousselot was nominated for both the American Society of Cinematographers Award and the British Society of Cinematographers Award.Almost 25 years after he played Valmont, John Malkovich directed a French-language version of Hampton's play in Paris, which ran at the Théâtre de l'Atelier.<ref></ref><ref></ref> In December 2012, the production was brought to Lansburgh Theatre by the Shakespeare Theatre Company for a limited run in Washington, D.C.<ref></ref>
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders parodied "Dangerous Liaisons" on their sketch show French & Saunders, which then inspired the Comedy series "Let Them Eat Cake (TV series)".