creepy casting adds to underground atmosphere

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2013)

Such tacky taste in the decor is enormously entertaining and kitschy. Douglas and Matt "Demon" are sincere and believable. Yes, this would have brought Douglas into Oscar territory had it been a theatrical feature. The constant catty conflicts and jealousies of all characters make for a campy excursion and sordid exploration of a strange seventies world. I understand Zsa Zsa Gabor was contractually ordered to stay in her bedroom and never come out during shooting at her house. That's classic campy weirdness right there. Sort of like how they shot Cuckoo's Nest in an actual working mental hospital. (Douglas produced that, too, another connection.)
I loved the underground atmosphere with the seamy, seedy casting of Lowe and of course, Ackroyd (Belushi's pal, wink wink).
Wait. I can't blink.