The Stud (1978)

User Rating:

2.3/10   

Director:

Quentin Masters

Writers:

Jackie Collins (novel)
Jackie Collins (screenplay)
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Release Date:

28 September 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

...satisfaction guaranteed

Plot:

Fontaine Khaled is the wife of a wealthy but boring businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Disco | Nudity | London England | Topless

Cast

Joan Collins	...	Fontaine Khaled
Oliver Tobias	...	Tony Blake
Sue Lloyd	...	Vanessa Grant
Mark Burns	...	Leonard Grant
Doug Fisher	...	Sammy
Walter Gotell	...	Ben Khaled
Tony Allyn	...	Hal
Emma Jacobs	...	Alex Khaled
Peter Lukas	...	Ian Thane
Natalie Ogle	...	Maddy
Constantine Gregory	...	Lord Newton (as Constantin de Goguel)
Merlyn Ward	...	Peter (as Guy Ward)
Sarah Lawson	...	Anne Khaled
Jeremy Child	...	Lawyer
Franco De Rosa	...	Franco
Shango Baku	...	Flowers
Peter Dennis	...	Marc
Chris Jagger	...	Terry Langham
Peter Bourke	...	Gordon
Tania Rogers	...	Janine
Felicity Buirski	...	Deborah
Minah Bird	...	Molly
Sharon Fussey	...	Denise
Hilda Fenemore	...	Tony's mother
Bernard Stone	...	Tony's father
Hal Dyer	...	Maxine
Margot Thomas	...	Mamie
Terry Yorke	...	1st Thane thug (as Terry York)
Del Baker	...	2nd thane thug
John Conteh	...	Himself - cameo appearance
Billy Walker	...	Cameo appearance
John Gold	...	Cameo appearance
Pat Harmsworth	...	Cameo appearance (as Lady 'Bunny' Rothermere)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Barrington	...	Vicar
Giorgio Bosso	...	Chef
Hugh Morton	...	Staton
Howard Nelson	...	Sandro
Rynagh O'Grady	...	Meter Maid
Robert Tayman	...	Mario
Leonard Trolley	...	Doctor
Edmond Warwick	...	Tailor
Pat Astley	...	Girl in shower (uncredited)
Gypsy Dave Cooper	...	Naked man (uncredited)
Suzanne Danielle	...	Disco dancer (uncredited)
Vicki Scott	...	Girl in club (uncredited)
Susie Silvey	...	Girl in shower (uncredited)
Milo Sperber	...	Kamara (uncredited)

Directed by
Quentin Masters

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jackie Collins		novel
Jackie Collins		screenplay
Dave Humphries		writer
Christopher Stagg		writer

Produced by
Ronald S. Kass	....	producer
Oscar Lerman	....	executive producer in charge of production

Original Music by
Biddu

Cinematography by
Peter Hannan

Film Editing by
David Campling

Art Direction by
Michael Bastow

Makeup Department
Stella Morris	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Madden	....	second assistant director
Vincent Winter	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Peter Keen	....	sound editor
Stan Phillips	....	production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Micky Thomas	....	gaffer

Music Department
Biddu	....	musical director: disco music
John Cameron	....	conductor
John Cameron	....	music arranger
Martin J. Machat	....	music coordinator (as Marty Machat)

Other crew
Flick Colby	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Artoc Films

Distributors

• Ambassador Film Distributors (Canada)
• Brent Walker Film Distributing (1978) (UK) (theatrical)
• Brent Walker Video (1985) (UK) (VHS)
• Optimum Releasing (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• PolyGram Video (1999) (UK) (VHS)
• Trans American Films (1979) (USA)
• Tuschinski Film Distribution (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

Runtime:

Netherlands:95 min | USA:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, England, UK

Company:

Artoc Films

Trivia:

The opening montage of Tony's signed photographs includes one from Jackie Collins.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: A Home from Home (#2.5)" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Emotion

joan collins...wow....

although the movie was not as explicit as the book, it had it's moments.

joan collins plays the part of the bitchy hedonistic adultering wife( a role she embodied in Dynasty as Alexis for almost 9 years!!) to the tee. she has all the moves, the look and the body language. she plays the part of the manipulative, dominating and captivating 40 yr old woman in her prime to such perfection,that it leaves oliver tobias, to play his role as the "stud" with all the enthusiam one could muster for such a role(not much to do but perform on call and bonk the remaining women in the cast).

walter gotell ( the head of the kgb in bond flicks) is wasted in what could have been a meaty role.

emma jacobs does her best as she transcends from an innocent girl who beds the "stud"(after she meets him the first time and finds out he is "doing" her step mom)to one who uses sex as revenge(when she rejects his amorous advances during his visit to her mother's house) and is then promptly not shown until the end of the movie. sad, because it could have been penned into a longer and more interesting role.

the rest of the movie is pretty slow as it follows the tacky night life of the 70's in london, especially the end where after a new year's party, tony blake is happy to be out of the night ife( i would have thought it would be from too much sex)

A part not to be missed is the "orgy scene" in the swimming pool...that was quite a scene!!!!

only worth a watch for joan collins fans who want to catch a glimpse of the early shades of Alexis Carrington Colby..