Sextette

Sextette is a 1978 American musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes, and starring Mae West, alongside an ensemble cast including Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, George Hamilton, Alice Cooper and Walter Pidgeon.

Sextette
Poster art by Drew Struzan
Directed byKen Hughes
Screenplay byHerbert Baker
Story byCharlotte Francis
Based onSextette
by Mae West
Produced by
  • Daniel Briggs
  • Robert J. Sullivan
  • Harry Weiss
Starring
CinematographyJames Crabe
Edited byArgyle Nelson Jr.
Music byArtie Butler
Distributed byCrown International Pictures
Release date
  • March 2, 1978 (1978-03-02)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million–$8 million
Box office$50,000

Produced by Daniel Briggs, Robert Sullivan and Harry Weiss for the production company Briggs and Sullivan, the screenplay was dramatized for the screen by Herbert Baker, from West's final stage performance play of the same title, later renamed Sextet, which West herself had written (based on a story idea by Charlotte Francis) and originally performed in 1961. Costumes were designed by Edith Head.

Filmed at Paramount Studios, Sextette was West's final film, as well as that of Pidgeon and Moon. Featured were cameos by Rona Barrett, Regis Philbin and George Raft, all of whom appeared as themselves. The film was a major box office bomb, grossing just $50,000 against an estimated budget of $4–8 million.

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