Three vignettes, directed and scripted by six people and held together (barely) by a TV interview of Mostel as the ex-President. He explains his downfall by showing CIA file films of White House aides engaging in perverse sexual activities. The first tale has comedian Paulsen enjoying a
life-sized doll; the second casts Orbach as a writer who gets sexual help from his mentor; and the final episode (and most embarrassing) has Mostel's daughter being kidnaped by mobster pornographers. As ransom, Mostel must have sex with Parsons on network TV. A waste of time and talent. Directors
Malmuth and Avildsen went on to
much better things, the former directing NIGHTHA...
Released:
1975
Rated:
R
Length:
75 mins