The Stud (1978)

Fontaine Khaled is the wife of a wealthy but boring businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, the hobo, and partying. She hires a manager, Tony, to run her club, but it is ... See full summary »

Director:

Quentin Masters

Writers:

Jackie Collins (novel), Jackie Collins (screenplay),

Stars:

Joan Collins, Oliver Tobias, Sue Lloyd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joan Collins	...	Fontaine Khaled
Oliver Tobias	...	Tony Blake
Sue Lloyd	...	Vanessa Grant
Mark Burns	...	Leonard Grant
Doug Fisher	...	Sammy
Walter Gotell	...	Ben Khaled
Tony Allyn	...	Hal
Emma Jacobs	...	Alex Khaled
Peter Lukas	...	Ian Thane
Natalie Ogle	...	Maddy
Constantine Gregory	...	Lord Newton (as Constantin de Goguel)
Merlyn Ward	...	Peter (as Guy Ward)
Sarah Lawson	...	Anne Khaled
Jeremy Child	...	Lawyer
Franco De Rosa	...	Franco

Storyline

Fontaine Khaled is the wife of a wealthy but boring businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, the hobo, and partying. She hires a manager, Tony, to run her club, but it is understood that his job security is dependent on him satisfying her nymphomaniac demands. Tony loses interest in Fontaine, and turns his attention to her young step daughter, who uses him to get back at Fontaine for cheating on her father.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | topless female nudity | gigolo | extramarital affair | infidelity | 

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Taglines:

...satisfaction guaranteed

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Stute

Filming Locations:

Binfield Manor, Binfield Road, Warfield, Berkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artoc Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barbara Cartland once said of Jackie Collins' novel 'The Stud': "It's a nasty book -- filthy and disgusting! I hardly slept after reading it!"

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Goofs

Felicity Buirski (Deborah) calls herself "Felicity" several times in the dialogue.

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Connections

Referenced in Celebrity Naked Ambition (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Moonlighting"
Written by Leo Sayer and Frank Farrell
Performed by Leo Sayer

User Reviews

THE STUD (Quentin Masters, 1978) **

The R2 double-feature DVD of this film, along with its sequel THE BITCH (1979; see below), had been available for rental through my local DVD outlet for quite some time - and, though I had been tempted to check it out time and again, I finally took the plunge after having watched star Joan Collins in another sexy role in ...CAN HEIRONYMUS MERKIN EVER FORGET MERCY HUMPPE AND FIND TRUE HAPPINESS? (1969).

Based on the lurid novel by Joan's own sister, Jackie Collins, the film isn't for anyone looking for quality cinema; cheesy, sleazy trash - set in London and accompanied by a dated disco soundtrack - that's filled with copious but unerotic nudity. Collins, at least, is clearly having fun with her bitchy role; Oliver Tobias is the would-be stud who finds himself to be merely a pawn in her game (and who, predictably, finds real love in the arms of Collins' teenage step-daughter); while Walter Gotell (a regular in the James Bond extravaganzas) is her betrayed but vengeful diplomat husband.