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4.9/10   79 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Paul Bartel (writer)
John Meyer (writer)
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Release Date:
10 October 1985 (Australia) more
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Plot:
Lois Thornedyke, the daughter of a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, writes a scandal column for a New York city tabloid... more | add synopsis
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"Bartel light," not THAT bad... more (3 total)

Cast

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Nancy Allen ... Lois
Don Peoples ... Cy Katz
Catherine Schultz ... Maureen
Richard Blackburn ... Jim
Sonia Petrovna ... Angelique
Cork Hubbert ... Odo

Richard Paul ... Troppogrosso
Warrington Winters ... Doorman
Jeanne Evans ... Lois' Mother
J. David Moeller ... Sean Duffy
Desmond Dhooge ... Elevator Man
Alan Rosenberg ... Bernie
Leslie Lyon ... Receptionist
Laurence Luckinbill ... Mayor Franklyn
Randy Moore ... Mayor's PR Man
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Cy Katz: Hey, what my girls do after the show is their own business.
Lois: Yeah, but I hear you take fifty percent.
Cy Katz: Fair's fair.
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Soundtrack:
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2 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
"Bartel light," not THAT bad..., 4 April 2004
Author: TonyDood from United States

Bought this for $1 at a swap meet, got a couple laughs out of it--it has a good heart if it fails elsewhere (Nancy Allen and David Naughton REALLY couldn't act!). The musical number was dumb but in a sweet way--like "Eating Raoul" you have innocents living in a world of corruption (an orgy party where people dress up as animals in a light comedy...??!!!) and a director who can't seem to decide which world he likes more. I was pleased to see how "Bartel"-esque this actually was, with a decided "gay sensibility" going on underneath everything (note lingering shots of muscle-men in g-strings) and a residue after watching that makes you feel a little un-clean for some reason. Tries awfully hard for the rhythm of "His Girl Friday" and I appreciated the attempt.

This is how the awful "Switching Channels" would have been with Bartel behind the wheel--still bad but at least with original moments.

I'd watch this again before I'd return to the dark and filthy/scary world of Bartel's bleak "Private Parts..."

This is destined to be a forgotten 80's film, a shame...didn't think it was so bad.

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