Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
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Directed by	Paul Bartel
Screenplay by	Bruce Wagner
Story by	Bruce Wagner Paul Bartel
Produced by	James C. Katz
Starring	Jacqueline Bisset Ray Sharkey Mary Woronov Robert Beltran Ed Begley Jr. Wallace Shawn Arnetia Walker Paul Bartel Paul Mazursky
Cinematography	Steven Fierberg
Edited by	Alan Toomayan
Music by	Stanley Myers
Production company	North Street Pictures
Distributed by	Cinecom Pictures
Release date	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 American 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. Actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered shortly after the movie's release.

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 (the housekeeper)
• Susan Saiger as Kelly
• Jerry Tondo as June-Bug
• Michael Feinstein as himself
• Frank Welker as special vocal effects (voice only)

Cast notes:

• Little Richard appears in the film uncredited.

Awards

Woronov was nominated for a 1989 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her role.

Home media

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 was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States from Kino Lorber on June 30, 2020.

In Popular Culture

The 1996 The Simpsons episode "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" parodies the title of this film.

External links

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