Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)

A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction,... See full summary »

Director:

Gene Saks

Writers:

Neil Simon (play), Neil Simon (screenplay)

Stars:

Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Paula Prentiss

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Arkin	...	Barney Cashman
Sally Kellerman	...	Elaine
Paula Prentiss	...	Bobbi Michele
Renée Taylor	...	Jeanette
Bella Bruck	...	Cashier
Sandy Balson	...	Charlotte
Frank Loverde	...	Mel
Bert Conroy	...	Bert (as Burt Conroy)
Charles Woolf	...	Jesse
Ben Freedman	...	Mickey
Buddy Lewis	...	Waiter #1
Paul 'Mousie' Garner	...	Waiter #2 (as Mousey Garner)
Bernie Styles	...	Man with Boxes
John Battiste	...	Truckman's Helper
Sully Boyar	...	Man #1 Coffee Shop

Storyline

A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction, only to learn that it is much more complicated and difficult than he could have imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

adultery | crisis | midlife crisis | color in title | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 1973 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Der Letzte der feurigen Liebhaber

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Neil Simon was inspired to write his "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" play after seeing an off-Broadway production of the erotic stage musical Oh! Calcutta!.

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Quotes

Barney Cashman: I read the obituaries every day just for the satisfaction of not seeing my name there.

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Connections

Referenced in Imagine Me & You (2005)

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Soundtracks

"ALFIE"
by Hal David and Burt Bacharach

User Reviews

Good cast in shrill, cheaply-made Neil Simon comedy

Married restaurant-manager (Alan Arkin, miscast but still charming) contemplates having an extra-marital affair, striking out three times with different women: Sally Kellerman as a jaded sexpot, Paula Prentiss as a pot-smoking flake, and Renee Taylor as a society wife with melancholia. If you're familiar with the Neil Simon play (a dinner-theater perennial), you know right off this stagy material is not suited for the screen. Director Gene Saks must've been raised in community theater--he has little visual imagination--however his pacing and rhythm are snappy. Kellerman's segment is the best (she and Arkin get some real repartee going), but Prentiss is sidelined by uneven writing and Taylor does too much shouting (noisier isn't funnier). The picture has a dull, washed-out look, and Arkin is really too young for this part (he's supposed to be a balding 45-year-old, but he appears to be in his mid-30s with a shaved head). Some amusing bits are scattered about. ** from ****