In the mythical European city of Leisure, married couple Jack and Elvira have an ongoing bet regarding who can seduce whom. This comes up in the wake of a swinging night with a couple of tourists picked up via a newspaper ad. Elvira, a self-professed "sexual snob" has bet she can seduce newlywed Betsy, married to handsome marine biologist Eddie. If she fails by midnight, then Jack gets to seduce Eddie.
Direction
Metzger's elegant compositions elevate material beyond exploitation.
Writing
Sharp dialogue treats sexuality as strategy, not just titillation.
Costume
Seventies leisure wear that screams 'we own a hot tub.'
Director
Radley Metzger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released pre-Stonewall riots' full cultural impact, Score quietly normalized male bisexuality when Hollywood still treated it as punchline or pathology.
Casey Donovan (Eddie) was a famous adult film star; Metzger cast porn performers deliberately to blur high/low art boundaries.
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