Cast: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jason Seburg, Patrick O'Neil
Plot: Connery is a frustrated, womanising poet struggling to make a wage and pay his alimony. The film follows him on his misadventures.
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Sort of a satire, sort of a farce, a very fun mix to watch though. It does begin to feel pretty strained and overly wacky by the end, but there are loads of highlights, not least Connery. You wouldn't pick him as your first choice to play a poet but he has a constant, weary rage which really works, and Woodward is equally good as his long suffering girlfriend. I'm not sure if it's making any point, Connery is an ultimately selfish and lazy creator, wishing to step on society in all walks to get his work done, but the film demonises the doctors and employers around him more. The film's tone is light and quick though, so this doesn't really matter and better to have a farce with just an undercurrent of intelligent thought than one with none at all.
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