Ignore this poster. The only thing you'll be afraid of while watching is that you'll die of boredom.Myles (Alan Alda) is a frustrated musician turned journalist. When he gets the opportunity to interview acclaimed pianist Duncan Ely (Curt Jurgens), he leaps at the chance. Ely is reclusive but seems friendly enough, making much over Myles and inviting him to meet his daughter, Roxanne Delancy (Barbara Parkins). Myles' wife Paula (Jacqueline Bisset) is less enamored of the duo but can't stop her husband from being sucked into the demimonde Ely inhabits. Then Ely dies, followed shortly by Myles' and Paula's child (Pamelyn Ferdin). Paula is distraught but not so out of it that she doesn't notice that Myles' behavior, style, and even musical ability has changed. She begins to get the funny feeling that Roxanne and Duncan Ely may have stolen her husband's body and used her daughter's life as payment.
I can't even begin telling you how annoying this movie is. The dog gives the best performance in the whole film, which is basically a soap opera with Satanists. Who in their right mind would give up Jacqueline Bisset for Barbara Parkins? I mean, Alan Alda is no one's idea of a glamorous leading man so you'd think he'd be over the moon about landing a woman as hot as Bisset but no, he spends 90% of the runtime fawning over Parkins. I can't believe I paid money to watch this! I couldn't find it anywhere except for rent on Amazon so I spent $3 to have an awful time.
Pumpkin rating: 1/5
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