Serial (1980 film)
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| Directed by | Bill Persky |
| Produced by | Sidney Beckerman |
| Written by |
Rich Eustis Michael Elias |
| Starring |
Martin Mull Tuesday Weld Jennifer McAllister Sally Kellerman Bill Macy Pamela Bellwood Peter Bonerz Christopher Lee |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Rexford L. Metz |
| Edited by | John W. Wheeler |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $9,870,727 |
Serial is a 1980 American comedy film produced by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay, by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, is drawn from the novel The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County by Cyra McFadden, published in 1977. Produced by Sidney Beckerman and directed by Bill Persky, the film stars Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Sally Kellerman, Christopher Lee, Bill Macy, Peter Bonerz and Tom Smothers. The original music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin.
In trendy Marin County, California during the late 1970s, uptight Harvey Holroyd is losing patience fast.
On one hand, his wife Kate and her friends are thoroughly caught up in the sexual revolution and new age consciousness-raising and psychobabble. On the other hand, his rebellious teenage daughter Joanie is about to join a cult.
Harvey’s best friend Sam, meanwhile, is having marital troubles, and Harvey is trying to land a higher-paying job with his corporate recruiter Luckman.
As marital problems persist, Kate and Harvey separate. Each becomes sexually involved with someone else, albeit rather awkwardly. Harvey tries to avoid the advances of his newly hired secretary, Stella, who lures him to an orgy, but he does begin seeing Marlene, a free-spirited, 19-year-old, strictly vegetarian supermarket cashier. Kate links up with Paco, a bisexual Argentinian aspiring to be an artist, whose profession for now is to trim her dog's hair.
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