Scenes from the class struggle in Beverly Hills

United States, 1989

Film
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Director Paul Bartel (Eating Raoul, Lust in the Dust) brings a breezy, sophisticated touch to this outrageous sex farce set in Beverly Hills. The plot centres on the sexual antics that ensue when a snooty divorcee (Mary Woronov), her withdrawn teenage son, her pretentious playwright brother and his sassy black wife move in with their next door neighbour, a widowed ex-soap star (Jacqueline Bisset) while their house is being fumigated. Adding to the ‘upstairs-downstairs’ mix is the soap star’s precocious daughter, her campy friend and the women’s respective houseboys. When the two servants challenge each other to sleep with their respective employers, the stage is set for a wild weekend of bed swapping.

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Credits

director

Paul Bartel

producer

James C. Katz

production company

North Street Films

Duration

01:42:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

316995

Language

English

Audience classification

M (15+)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q7430794

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