Underplayed Gems

Sextette (1978)

Sextette poster
Directed by
Ken Hughes
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An aging movie star on her sixth honeymoon gets caught up in romantic mix ups and a spy plot. The film is based on a stage play and features many celebrity cameos.

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What happens

Sextette is a 1978 American musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes, and starring Mae West in her final film, alongside an ensemble cast including Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, George Hamilton, Alice Cooper, and Walter Pidgeon. Produced by Daniel Briggs, Robert Sullivan, and Harry Weiss for the production company Briggs and Sullivan, the screenplay was dramatized for the screen by Herbert Baker, from West's final stage performance play of the same title, later renamed Sextet, which West herself had written (based on a story idea by Charlotte Francis) and originally performed in 1961. Costumes were designed by Edith Head. Filmed at Paramount Studios, Sextette was West's final film, as well as that of Pidgeon and Moon. Featured were cameos by Rona Barrett, Regis Philbin, and George Raft, all of whom appeared as themselves. The film was a major box-office bomb, grossing just $50,000 against an estimated budget of $4–8 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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