Young Lust(film)
Young Lust | |
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Directed by | Gary Weis |
Written by | Bruce Wagner Robin Menken |
Produced by | Robert Stigwood George Van Noy |
Starring | Fran Drescher Mews Small |
Cinematography | Charles Rosher Jr. |
Edited by | James Coblentz |
Music by | Patrick Williams |
Production companies | Robert Stigwood Organisation Paramount |
Distributed by | Paramount |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Young Lustis a 1984 Americancomedy filmdirected byGary Weisand starringFran Drescher,Mews SmallandDana Carvey.It was co-financed byParamount,who picked up the production fromRobert Stigwood's RSO Films.
It was an early script byBruce Wagner,co-written with Robin Menken. The film is a spoof of soap opera tropes with a large ensemble cast.[1]
It was test screened in Las Vegas on 19th February 1982[2]and subsequently given a brief theatrical release in Austin, Texas from 27th April to 11th May 1984.[3][4]Other than these screenings, the film has not been exhibited since, nor released on home video, cable television or streaming.
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Fran Drescheras Sondra Banning
- Mews Smallas Connie Main
- Dana Carveyas Dwayne Bimster
- Lyman Wardas Dick Danner
- Jeff Pomerantzas Pete Borsalino
- Allan Arbusas Dr Smetch
- James Boothas Conrad Main
- Dey Youngas Debby Bimster
- Woody Brownas Mickey Main
- Terry Kiseras Howard Levinthal
- Alley Millsas Sheila Danner
- George Wendtas Avery Lumpig
- Mary Woronovas Nicole Dunning
- Larry Hankinas Binney
- John Roarke as Coach Blot
- Seymour Casselas Dr Klapper
- Dorothy Constantineas Elaine Bimster
- Edith Fieldsas Mrs Bodkey
- Lucy Lee Flippinas Peggy Smetch
- Roger Wilsonas Jerry
- Howard Mannas Vince Borsalino
- Sally Marras Hanna Levinthal
- Justin Dana as Herbert Danner
- Dean R. Miller as Brian
- Michael W. Schwartz as Donald
Production[edit]
The film was part of a slate of projects that Paramount rushed into production. In April 1982 the film was tentatively meant to come out in May.[5]In June 1982 Paramount said they had no plans to release it.[6]
A May 1983 article said the film "was such a mess that it has yet to be officially delivered to Paramount."[7]
Bruce Wagner later said "I think the director was having some problems at the time with the studio and it was never released. It was a protracted death because a year was spent editing it." Wagner says after a year he was approached to work on the movie for reshoots. "That was also the year where a lot of movies likeYoung Doctors in Loveand raucous comedies likeNational Lampoon’s Vacation[were released] and this movie... was very transgressive. The fact that it was not made informed a lot of my future work in writing about failure and shame. I certainly would have written about those things anyway, but in terms of my Hollywood experience, my entrée was one of defeat rather than of triumph. "[8]
Legacy[edit]
Wagner said "That experience formed a template of failure and humiliation that has been a mother lode for me. Those were aspects of career not personal anguish that I drew from."[9]
DirectorGary Weisnever directed another feature, going on to helm music videos such asPaul Simon'sYou Can Call Me Al,as well as theChris Elliotcomedy shortAction Family.Weis subsequently went on to a successful career in television commericals.
References[edit]
- ^Weinraub, Bernard (12 August 1996)."Novelist Knows Hollywood's Bleak Houses".New York Times.
- ^Las Vegas Review Journal 19 Feb 1982: 6F
- ^Austin American Statesman 27 Apr 1984
- ^Austin American Statesman 11th May 1984
- ^Film Notes BY GARY ARNOLD The Washington Post 30 Apr 1982: W15.
- ^'Toy' cast clears air about city's pollution Beck, Marilyn. Chicago Tribune 26 June 1982: 11.
- ^Harmetz, Aljean (23 May 1983)."How Paramount 'Seven' Fared at the Box Office".New York Times.p. C13.
- ^Saito, Stephen (February 27, 2015)."Interview: Bruce Wagner Charts" Maps to the Stars "".The Moveable Feast.
- ^Feld, Rob (March 20, 2015)."The Faults of Our Stars".Writers Guild of America West.
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