USA
, 105 min
Shown in 1978
CREDITS
- dir
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Ted Kotcheff
- prod
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William Aldrich
- scr
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Peter Stone
- cam
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John Alcott
- cast
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George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Emilfork, Stefano Satta Flores, Philippe Noiret, Luigi Proietti
- source
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Warner Brothers, Inc.
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COMMENTS
Ted Kotcheff, Peter Stone, William Aldrich, Robert Morley, Jacqueline Bisset in person.
OTHER
As a fast-food entrepreneur chases his gourmet cook ex-wife across the continent, the great chefs of Europe begin turning up dead, each killed in the manner of his specialty. The couple must solve the crimes before she, an expert in desserts, becomes the next victim. This is the premise for the romantic comedy-mystery starring George Segal and Jacqueline Bisset which opens this year’s Film Festival on a high note. Director Ted Kotcheff follows his success with Fun with Dick and Jane with a delicious combination of broad and sophisticated comedy, seasoned with suspense and a wonderful supporting performance by Robert Morley as the editor of a gourmet magazine.
FACTOID #202
At the 1978 SFIFF, Paul Mazursky received a tribute at the Palace of Fine Arts. Apparently, the facility’s janitorial staff had not been notified, and the padlocked doors of the Palace had to be cut so the filmmaker and his audience could be let in.
