I love this movie mostly because it was meant to be a send off to the book by Jacqueline Susann. The book is more graphic about the young Deborah Raffin's obsession with her father Kirk Douglas and her eventual love affair with David Janssen. Janssen's performance as the Norman Mailer like writer is nothing but the best part of the movie. Brenda Vaccaro won a Oscar nomination as the young editor of a large magazine, a totally sex crazed woman of the day. Alexis Smith adds a lot of class to the film as a closet lesbian, married to Kirk Douglas. Deborah Raffin is angelic looking and perfect cast as the daughter. In the end Janssen turns out to be the bad guy leaving her after her father dies. However the one thing never addressed here is that his character was a Pulitzer winner and he wanted some time to write, and she is so clingy that he needed to leave her. Many might disagree but I think that is also some of the basis of the film.
All in all it is a great 70's movie with all the elements of a sexy novel. I read that Susann would not have been happy with the film, passing away before the final release. I really don't know about that but it has lasted for years as a cult film.
All in all it is a great 70's movie with all the elements of a sexy novel. I read that Susann would not have been happy with the film, passing away before the final release. I really don't know about that but it has lasted for years as a cult film.