What!?!? That was the ending? A guy throws a rock at another guy and it knocks him and a wrecked car over a cliff causing it to burst into flames? Then again, that 'thing' was a Volkswagen Thing - a buddy of mine had one back around the same time this picture was made and it was a hoot! Quite honestly I never really felt safe in it because it was drafty as all hell and it felt like somebody with a rock could knock you over with it. What a blast!
Well, there's only one reason to catch this flick, and her name is Barbara Eden. She still had that Jeannie body you dream of only a couple of years after that popular series ended, and unless I'm mistaken, she might have been wearing one of her genie outfits in this one. Or maybe I'm just imagining it. There's a lot to imagine when she's on screen and in her boudoir or beach wear for most of the picture, and oh yes. Don't let me forget that slinky dance number about middle of the story.
Speaking of the story, it's pretty made for TV and pretty forgettable. We're supposed to believe Dina Hunter (Eden) is losing it when a seductive con man proposes to paint her portrait, all the while describing his real intentions on a tape recorder. I didn't catch all the nuance of it due to a some poor quality dialog on the DVD I watched, but then the finale seemed to contradict it all when husband Jerry (Robert Vaughn) turned out to be the bad guy. He's the guy who went over the cliff with the Thing. Jerry was a real wheeler dealer.
Well, there's only one reason to catch this flick, and her name is Barbara Eden. She still had that Jeannie body you dream of only a couple of years after that popular series ended, and unless I'm mistaken, she might have been wearing one of her genie outfits in this one. Or maybe I'm just imagining it. There's a lot to imagine when she's on screen and in her boudoir or beach wear for most of the picture, and oh yes. Don't let me forget that slinky dance number about middle of the story.
Speaking of the story, it's pretty made for TV and pretty forgettable. We're supposed to believe Dina Hunter (Eden) is losing it when a seductive con man proposes to paint her portrait, all the while describing his real intentions on a tape recorder. I didn't catch all the nuance of it due to a some poor quality dialog on the DVD I watched, but then the finale seemed to contradict it all when husband Jerry (Robert Vaughn) turned out to be the bad guy. He's the guy who went over the cliff with the Thing. Jerry was a real wheeler dealer.