While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - the bottomless pants.
Writing
Bergman's first feature—pure theatrical chaos translated.
Acting
Mariangela Melato's Italian firecracker meets Ryan O'Neal's panicked deer.
Costume
The pants. THE PANTS. A character unto themselves.
Director
Andrew Bergman
Ryan O'Neal
Bobby Fine
Jack Warden
Jack
Mariangela Melato
Lira
Richard Kiel
Eddie
Fred Gwynne
Chairman Lincoln
Mike Kellin
Sam Schlotzman
David Rounds
Professor McCarthy
Angela Pietropinto
Sylvia
Michael Lombard
Jay Augustine
John Stockwell
Jim Sterling
Tyra Ferrell
Receptionist
Tony Sirico
Associate of Mr. Eddie
James Hong
Asian Man #1
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bergman wrote this after The In-Laws hit big; it's his love letter to Preston Sturges that nobody asked for.
This flopped so hard it nearly killed Bergman's film career—he didn't direct again until Striptease in '96, proving Hollywood has no memory for pants-based satire.
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