The Seniors
The Seniors (sometimes The Senior or simply Seniors) is a 1978 American comedy film about four college seniors who open a bogus sex clinic, which unexpectedly mushrooms into a multimillion-dollar business. Directed by Rod Amateau, the films features Dennis Quaid in one of his earliest roles and Alan Reed (the original voice of Fred Flintstone) in his final film appearance.
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| Directed by | Rod Amateau |
| Screenplay by | Stanley Shapiro |
| Produced by | Stanley Shapiro Carter DeHaven |
| Starring | Gary Imhoff Jeffrey Byron Dennis Quaid Lou Richards Priscilla Barnes |
| Cinematography | Robert Jessup |
| Edited by | Guy Scarpitta |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
Production company | Senior Pictures Inc. |
| Distributed by | Cinema Shares International Distribution |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The film opens with a title card that jokingly claims that Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Steve McQueen, Al Pacino, Burt Reynolds, Ryan O'Neal, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, and Charles Bronson are the stars of the film. This is followed by a cartoon professor delivering the line "ooh all these big stars, not one of them is in the picture."
Ben (Gary Imhoff), Larry (Jeffrey Byron), Alan (Dennis Quaid) and Steve (Lou Richards) are college seniors who are terrified at the prospect of working for a living. They create a plan to support themselves as graduate research students by getting a foundation grant to study sexuality in college-age women.
Cast
- Gary Imhoff ... Ben
- Jeffrey Byron ... Larry
- Dennis Quaid ... Alan
- Lou Richards ... Steve
- Rocky Flintermann ... Arnold
- Priscilla Barnes ... Sylvia
- Alan Reed ... Professor Heigner
Release
The film was released in 1978 with an MPAA rating of R.