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3.9/10   89 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Timothy Harris (writer)
Herschel Weingrod (writer)
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Release Date:
1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A Love Story About Women's Rights... and Lefts more
Plot:
A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney. | add synopsis
User Reviews:
Actually entertaining, and better than expected more (2 total)

Cast

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Mac Davis ... Bill Dekkar

Tovah Feldshuh ... K. D. Locke
Bruce Flanders ... Leon
Steven M. Gagnon ... Peter

Jack Gilford ... Stanley Bracken

Patrick Gorman ... Maitre d'

Chuck Hicks ... Abe

Gwen Humble ... Laura
Gloria LeRoy ... Woman on Diving Board
Priscilla Lopez ... Theresa
Rose Marie ... Ida Bracken
Rod McCary ... Brownmiller

Ian McShane ... Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Art Metrano ... Tony Turino
J. Pat O'Malley ... Landlord

Joe Regalbuto ... Chuck

Wallace Shawn ... Mugger
Jane Strudwick ... Virginia
Fred Stuthman ... Charlie
Shannon Wilcox ... Nora
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:92 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
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Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | USA:R
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
J. Pat O'Malley's final movie performance. more
Quotes:
Bill: [whispering] Got any condoms?
Stock Boy: Rubbers? Lucky you! Aisle three, between the Kotex and flea spray.
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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Actually entertaining, and better than expected, 4 September 2005
6/10
Author: mcpete from United States

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this little movie. Acting is good all-around, and Mac Davis surprises by being very charming and funny. I had forgotten what a charismatic character he was. He was also quite sexy in his down-to-earth way. Whatever happened to Mac Davis?

The writing is actually quite clever and not just your run-of-the-mill silly comedy story.

The story weaves in and out of various scenarios. Davis plays a private eye who goes after deadbeat husbands, trying to find out what kind of hidden assets they might have. He works for a hard-bitten lawyer played by Tovah Feldshuh. Feldshuh is a bit brittle and hard - it's hard to see what the characters see in each other - but if you can get over that, the rest of the movie is quite entertaining.

It's worth a look just to see Ian Mcshane play a sleazy Dr. Feelgood type of character. As usual, he steals every scene he's in.

Trivia for Ian McShane fans: McShane met his wife-to-be, actress Gwen Humble, on this film.

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