Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
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Directed by	Paul Bartel
Produced by	James C. Katz Executive: Ira Deutchman Amir Jacob Malin
Screenplay by	Bruce Wagner
Story by	Bruce Wagner Paul Bartel
Starring	Jacqueline Bisset Ray Sharkey Mary Woronov Robert Beltran Ed Begley, Jr. Wallace Shawn Arnetia Walker Paul Bartel Paul Mazursky
Music by	Stanley Myers
Cinematography	Steven Fierberg
Edited by	Alan Toomayan
Production company	North Street Pictures
Distributed by	Cinecom Pictures
Release dates	June 3, 1989 (1989-06-03)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2,156,471

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills is a 1989 black comedy film co-written and directed by Paul Bartel. Scenes re-unites Bartel with his Eating Raoul co-stars Mary Woronov and Robert Beltran. Scenes also stars Jacqueline Bisset, Ray Sharkey, Ed Begley, Jr., Wallace Shawn, Paul Mazursky, and Rebecca Schaeffer.

Schaeffer appeared in her first major feature film role in what many critics considered to be a breakout performance; however, she was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan, just six weeks after the film was released.

Plot

Clare Lipkin is a recent widow, dealing with everything from house guest Lisabeth, to Lisabeth's libidinous ex, Howard, to family problems. She is also being haunted by the ghost of her recently deceased husband, Sidney.

Lisabeth's houseboy Juan and Clare's chauffeur Frank make a bet on which of them can seduce the other's employer first. The bisexual Frank puts up cash for the wager but if he wins he wants Juan to sleep with him. Juan wins the bet but claims that he lost and has sex with Frank anyway.

Cast

• Jacqueline Bisset as Clare Lipkin
• Ray Sharkey as Frank
• Mary Woronov as Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian
• Robert Beltran as Juan
• Ed Begley, Jr. as Peter
• Wallace Shawn as Howard
• Arnetia Walker as To-Bel
• Paul Bartel as Dr. Mo Van De Kamp
• Paul Mazursky as Sidney Lipkin
• Rebecca Schaeffer as Zandra
• Barret Oliver as Willie Saravian
• Edith Diaz as Rosa
• Susan Saiger as Kelly
• Jerry Tondo as June-Bug
• Michael Feinstein as himself
• Frank Welker (voice) as Special vocal effects
• Little Richard (uncredited)

Awards

Woronov was nominated for a 1990 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her role.

DVD release

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills was released on Region 2 German DVD on May 18, 2005 and in Italy with its Italian title, Scene di lotta di classe a Beverly Hills. It has yet to be released on DVD in the United States.

External links

• Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills at IMDb
• Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills at AllMovie
• Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills at Box Office Mojo