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Scandalous
Directed byRob Cohen
Written byLarry Cohen
Rob Cohen
John Byrum
Based onplay by Larry Cohen
Produced byCarter DeHaven
Martin C. Schute
Arlene Sellers
Alex Winitsky
Starring
  • John Gielgud
  • Pamela Stephenson
  • Jim Dale
  • M. Emmet Walsh
  • CinematographyJack Cardiff
    Edited byMichael Bradsell
    Music byDave Grusin
    Distributed byOrion Pictures

    Release date

    • 20 January 1984 (1984-01-20)

    Running time

    92 minutes
    CountriesUnited States
    United Kingdom
    LanguageEnglish
    Budget$5 million[1]
    Box office$526,805[2]

    Scandalous is a 1984 British-American comedy film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Robert Hays, John Gielgud and Pamela Stephenson.[3]

    Cohen said it was the film "where my career will be determined."[4]

    Cast

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    Production

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    The film was based on a play by Larry Cohen. He adapted the play into a screenplay and sold it. According to Cohen, "after acquiring the script, the company once again did me the favor of changing everything around and screwing everything up! I thought Scandalous was an utterly dismal movie... If you have an actor as distinguished as John Gielgud in your cast, you should at least give him some material that is worthy of his talent. I don’t think anybody liked that film, including its director."[5]

    Cohen says when he met Stephenson "she was wearing a leather mini-dress, her hair was spiked out two feet above her head, and I had a feeling she could radiate a sense of the outrageous."[4]

    Filming locations

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    Reception

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    The New York Times called it "a charmless caper movie that seems chiefly a pretext for the characters to keep changing their clothes."[6]

    References

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    1. ^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 90.
  • ^ ScandalousatBox Office Mojo
  • ^ "Scandalous (1984)". BFI. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  • ^ a b Chase, Chris (27 January 1984). "At the Movies (Corman sees 'Love Letters' setting trend.)". The New York Times. Section C. p. 8. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  • ^ Doyle, Michael (2015). Larry Cohen: The Stuff of Gods and Monsters. Bear Manor Media. pp. 87–88.
  • ^ Maslin, Janet (20 January 1984). "Screen: 'Scandalous'". The New York Times. Section C. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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