Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Director/co-writer Paul Bartel's darkly comic satire focuses on the crazy lives of widowed former television star Claire Lipkin (Jacqueline Bisset) and her divorced socialite friend and house guest Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian (Mary Woronov). The ladies become the subjects of a wager when their respective employees (Ray Sharkey, Robert Beltran) bet to see who will be the first to sleep with the other's boss. With Ed Begley, Jr. Wallace Shawn, Arnetia Walker. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; interview; theatrical trailer.