While there's a lot to like and laugh with in this surreal comedy about life among the residents of an upscale area in Marin County, the abundance of characters is frustrating and makes a strong story truly lacking. The slice of a weird life is overwhelming with the eccentric characters who dominate the story with their excessive sexual antics and games not making them really likeable or relatable. Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Sally Kellerman and Bill Macy are the official leads with Nita Talbot the standout among the supporting cast as Macy's Eve Arden like wife. Pamela Bellwood, Barbara Rhodes and Christopher Lee are among the large supporting cast which is spread thin with the 90 minute running time.
Among the funny moments are the women's questioning of Kellerman's black cleaning lady over her sexual habits, Mull's encounter with an environmentally concerned grocery checkout clerk, Mull's young son's antics involving the Spanish housekeeper, his reaction to his therapist and obsession with a plastic turd. There are far too many homophobic slurs and references to cult like groups that makes the film extremely dated. But it's still a very interesting period piece, just not one I'm interested in ever seeing again.
Among the funny moments are the women's questioning of Kellerman's black cleaning lady over her sexual habits, Mull's encounter with an environmentally concerned grocery checkout clerk, Mull's young son's antics involving the Spanish housekeeper, his reaction to his therapist and obsession with a plastic turd. There are far too many homophobic slurs and references to cult like groups that makes the film extremely dated. But it's still a very interesting period piece, just not one I'm interested in ever seeing again.