Editorial Product Review:Amazon.com:Written by Bruce Wagner and directed by Paul Bartel, this smart, nasty little sex farce deals with the various comings and goings within the household of a show-business family in Lalaland. Who's sleeping with who--and who wants to sleep with who--are part of the door-slamming, bed-swapping escapades in this wild send-up of contemporary life among the wealthy and the people who work for them. No one's secret is safe in this house, and most of them are very funny--in a sick and twisted way. The terrific cast includes Ed Begley Jr., Jacqueline Bisset, Ray Sharkey, Wallace Shawn, and Paul Mazursky. Not for more demure tastes.
--Marshall Fine
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Buy It!!
It's too bad this film is not on DVD, even so, you should find a VHS and buy it. It is wonderfully funny, not in a laugh out loud way, but very subtle.
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Have an open mind, and you'll like this one!
A friend of mine had a video store and she gave me a copy of this movie. I watched it with my mother! We thought it was hysterical and I immediately rewound it and watched it again! I took it to my Uncle's-he watched it and ALSO immediately watched it again! Since then, I went on to lend it to various people and the majority of them thought it was hysterical. The two people that didn't like it really hated it. And one girl I loaned it to never spoke to me again except to say that her husband loved it! It's full of crazy twists and turns and it's very racy. I think you should watch it for yourself, there were so many stars and plots going on. It's soo crazy to explain the plot but if you're not a prude, give it a shot.
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Even Ms. Bissett Can't Save This Turkey Of A Movie!!!
This would have to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen and I have sat through a lot of turkeys in my lifetime. It concerns a Soap Opera actress , played by Jacqueline Bissett who is being haunted by her dead husband. The rest of the cast in this movie engage in meaningles dialogue and this movie makes me very grateful that I am not one of the so called "Beautiful People Who Live In Beverley Hills". The dialogue is poor, the acting is pathetic and somebody had the nerve to release this piece of junk as a Comedy. I give this movie 5 stars because I just fast forwarded it to the scenes where Ms. Bissett acted in .
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Farce or Satire??
That is the question. It resembles a French bedroom farce in some respects, but it is also a scathing satire of Hollywood mores and human foibles in general. But most of all, it is a hilarious movie the likes of which a major film company would never produce.
The themes are adult. This country seems to be incapable of making adult movies that appeal to adults. It caters to a teenage mentality and the lowest common emotional/mental denominator. This picture happily fills that gap.
Jacqueline Bissett, in the female lead, an actress trying to make a comeback is wonderful (but I am biased ... I am madly in love with her!). Begley, Shawn, Sharkey, Schaefer and the rest of the cast are equally terrific and you have the feeling that they are an ensemble cast. They really work well together.
The picture of the idle rich that the film portrays is not a very flattering one, and the servants are shown outsmarting them at one point. Mmm... sounds like "The Marriage of Figaro". But the film is never heavy-handed and never loses its deft touch not matter how outre the material.
This is not your typical Hollywood offering, and undoubtedly will offend some thin-skinned, conservative people. But if you are a free-thinker with a good sense of humor, you are going to love this film. Buy it!!!