Mousey Garner Movies

Based on a play by Neil Simon, this comedy concerns Barney Cashman (Alan Arkin), the owner of successful seafood restaurant who is stuck in the depths of a mid-life crisis. Barney's marriage is no longer providing him with a sense of romantic adventure, and when he discovers his mother's apartment is empty one day a week, he decides that a series of extra-marital affairs is just what he needs. However, Barney's career as a spoiler of women quickly proves to be laughably unsuccessful; he's able to lure three different women to his make-shift love nest -- Elaine (Sally Kellerman), Bobbi (Paula Prentiss), and Janette (Renee Taylor) -- but try as he might, he can't convince any of them to sleep with him, and in the end, Barney has to settle for seducing his wife. Last of the Red Hot Lovers was the fourth of five Neil Simon adaptations that director Gene Saks would bring to the screen; Saks also directed a number of Simon's successes on Broadway. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Although she insists upon calling him Bart, Bret (James Garner) is rather sweet on Ellen Johnson (Suzanne Storrs). When the girl disappears along with a cache of stolen diamonds, Bret heads to South America to retrieve them both. Upon arrival in Guatemala City, he is bedevilled by wide-eyed street urchin Angelita (Linda Dangcil), who refuses to leave his side. And oh yes, there's a murderer loose in the vicinity...to say nothing of a dead man who isn't quite dead yet. This episode is also known as "Tropical City". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide