Product Details

• Actors: Michael Clarke-Lawrence, Andrew Duncan, Laurie Heineman, George Irving, Deborah Loomis
• Directors: John G. Avildsen, Bruce Malmuth, Robert McCarty
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00061Q9IU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,363 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A star-studded anthology of quirky comedy films, Foreplay is hilarious three-part examination in the "science of sexology". John G. Avildsen (Academy Award winning director of Rocky), Bruce Malmuth (The Man who Wasn’t There) and Robert McCarty make up a threesome of directors that bring you a ménage-a-trois of laughs! -Watch in disbelief as the U.S. President and first Lady (Zero Mostel, Estelle Parsons) are forced to have sex on T.V. to save their kidnapped daughter; a man (Pat Paulson) is tormented by his beautiful but uncooperative lover, a life-sized doll!; and an Italian lothario/muse gives one lucky man (Jerry Orbach) the chance to relieve all his past failed seductions!-Before Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) and Cry Uncle!, this lascivious carnival of carnality displayed some serious Foreplay!

DVD Features Captivating interviews with Producer Carl Gurevich (Acting Out), Producer Benni Korzen,\ Director Robert McCarty, Star Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde), Paul Dooley (A Mighty Wind, Monster in the Closet) and Professor Irwin Corey (Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Stuck on You)!-Audio/Video Commentary by: Directors John G. Avildsen (Rocky) and Bruce Malmuth (The Man who Wasn’t There), writer David Odell (Dark Crystal, Monsters T.V. series) and Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger) featuring commentary that you can also watch!-Fascinating introduction by Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger.-Learn about the only free and truly independent film festival with the Tromadance PSA!- Radiation March - Colorful and interactive DVD!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lloyd Kaufman, author of "Make Your Own Damn Movie" at his best, January 10, 2010

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This review is from: Foreplay (DVD)

These three short, low budget films are in the manner of Woody Allen, in that they re quite funny, even witty, and make use of name-brand actors between paying gigs, ie Mr. Kaufman gets them on the cheap.They concern very soft-core, perhaps far fetched fantasy stories about love relationships, using the producer's best Yale taught French: A "melange-a-trois"..

The list of stars is surprisingly long. Must have been real lean times in the 1970's when they were made because the actors include Zero Mostel, Estelle Parsons, Jerry Orbach, and Pat Paulsen.

I found Paulsen's deadpan role flat-out hilarious, and was mesmerized if not totally captivated by the fetching, lithe actress Deborah Loomis seen in all her glory as the full size Polish Doll. I got a copy for my most hip friend and he liked it. Funnier than it really should be, Kaufman made it when he was maybe 5-10 years out of Yale. You can read of his diverse accomplishments on Wikipedia. He is the CEO of Troma, which brought us the Toxic Avenger and numerous other cult characters. Lloyd is Yale's answer to Mel Brooks, though I'm not sure what the question is or was. Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!!, February 2, 2005

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This is a great movie featuring the late great Zero Mostel.It's amust see!!

2.0 out of 5 stars 2 stars only for Zero Mostel, May 18, 2011

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Koreatown Krooner (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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My G-d, this is awful. The five star reviews could only have come from the filmmakers themselves. Zero Mostel has a few hilarious comic bits, but they are all too brief. The dialogue isn't much, but Zero makes up for it with his wild gestures, inspired vocalizations and elastic facial expressions. It's a truly a case of an actor being so brilliant he could actually read from the telephone book and make it artful and hilarious. I wish Zero had performed the Yellow Pages rather than this script.