Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Limited Edition)

Barney Cashman (Alan Arkin, The In-Laws), a middle-aged seafood restaurant owner in anunhappy marriage, realizes that his mothers apartment will be vacant one afternoon each week,spurring numerous raucous attempts at seduction. In his consistently comedic quest to be a redhot lover, Cashman makes various discoveries about himself and, subsequently, the woman hepledged fidelity to.

Based on revered American playwright Neil Simons (The Odd Couple, Barefoot In the Park)play of the same name, LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS was adapted for the screen bySimon himself and directed by frequent stage and screen collaborator Gene Saks (The OddCouple, play and film). Featuring a delightfully manic lead performance by Arkin and a giftedensemble cast including Sally Kellerman (M*A*S*H), Paula Prentiss (The Stepford Wives) andRene Taylor (A New Leaf), Cinmatographe is proud to present this often overlooked entry inthe careers of Neil Simon, Gene Saks and Alan Arkin in a new 4K restoration from its originalcamera negative, making its world blu-ray debut!

directed by: Gene Saks
starring: Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Paula Prentiss, Rene Taylor
1972 / 98 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• New audio commentary with film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger
• The Look– a new video interview with actress Renee Taylor
• Beyond the Staged Play: Gene Saks’ Direction of Last of the Red Hot Lovers– a new video essay by film critic Matthew Zoller Seitz
• New text essays by film critics Drew McWeeny, Chris Shields and Justine Smith
• English SDH subtitles