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Bookmark this pageJacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1974)
Director: Guy Green
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From Time Out Film Guide
A film that has Kirk Douglas exclaim 'You just cut my balls off in front of my daughter,' that feels moved to rattle such skeletons in the cupboard as impotence and artificial insemination, that has its central character called January because (in the words of her father) 'she was born on New Year's Day and I swore I'd give her the world,' and that bothers to incorporate into the plot a minor-league astronaut with an 'aw shucks' attitude to his job. Once Is Not Enough brings Jacqueline Susann's's characteristically unshadowed world of wealth and deodorised amorality to the screen with all the ringing confidence of a sanitary towel commercial. Green's direction is highly professional, and the overall slickness is fascinatingly allowed to lie like the very thinnest of veneers over absolutely nothing.Author: VG
User reviews of this film
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- Ken Karpinski said...
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Posted on Jul 10 2007 23:38
Once Is Not Enough is US 1975, Blue Thunder in
1983, Hardcore 1979, The Hiding Place 1975, and
seperate entry needed for Halloween 5 (1989). - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Guy Green
Producer: Howard W Koch
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Alexis Smith, David Janssen, George Hamilton, Melina Mercouri, Gary Conway, Brenda Vaccaro, Deborah Raffin full cast
Duration: 122 mins
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