The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul BartelDirector
- Bruce WagnerScreenplay
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jacqueline BissetClare
- Ray SharkeyFrank
- Robert BeltranJuan
- Mary WoronovLisabeth
- Ed Begley Jr.Peter
- Wallace ShawnHoward
- Arnetia WalkerTo-Bel
- Rebecca SchaefferZandra Lipkin
- Barret OliverWillie
- Edith DiazRosa
- Paul BartelMo
- Paul MazurskySidney
Stills
Themes
widowbisexualitydark comedylgbtbeverly hillsgay theme