FOREPLAY

Zero Mostel in Foreplay

FOREPLAY, "a Carl Gurevich production",  is a largely forgotten, barely-released three-part "sex comedy" (originally there were four intended stories/plays, thus the title). It was barely released in 1975, starring the aging but still great Zero Mostel in one of his final film roles, and featuring the fascinating cast of Estelle Parsons, Jerry Orbach (in his third film), Pat Paulson, George S. Irving, Paul Dooley and Professor Irwin Corey. The film was written by four screenwriters, among them Dan Greenberg (How to be a Jewish Mother), and playwright Jack Richardson who adapted a short story entitled "Vortex" by Bruce Jay Friedman. After the film was screened for the writers, all four requested that their names be removed from the film, posters and advertising, as did the film's three directors including John G. Avildsen, who would direct ROCKY a year later. The film would eventually be released on DVD by Troma films.

 http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2012/01/foreplay-1975.html

FOREPLAY poster

More on the film:

http://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2009/01/lost-and-still-not-found-case-file-15.html

Zero Mostel as the President

Pat Paulson and his "living doll"

The film received it's most attention when Jerry Orbach and other cast members
 recreated some of
their scenes for a photographer for a PLAYBOY spread on the yet to be released film

Newspaper ad

The Italian poster

In 1976, in an attempt to cash in on the hit film "All The Presidents Men",  the film was re-released and retitled "The President's Women". Why "All" wasn't included is anyones guess,  perhaps fear of a potential lawsuit by Woodward & Bernstein

double bill newspaper ad for the newly titled film