SEXTETTE was the final film for the original sex kitten, Mae West, on whose play it is based. She made a big mistake by coming out of retirement to do this turkey. Playing fading Hollywood star Marlo Manners, she prepares to consummate her recent marriage to Sir Michael Barrington (Timothy
Dalton), a young Englishman, but the newlyweds are repeatedly interrupted. Among the distractions are a gymnastics team, Rona Barrett, reporters, Marlo's fourth and fifth husbands (Ringo Starr and George Hamilton, respectively), and delegates to an international summit. What's more, the X-rated
memoirs she's dictated onto tape have apparently been stolen. As difficult as it may b...
Released:
1978
Rated:
PG
Length:
91 mins