Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

A wealthy Beverly Hills couple, Barry and Sarah, are bored with their lives and decide to experiment with swinging. Their attempts to find other couples to engage in sexual activities with lead to a series of awkward and often disastrous encounters, revealing the superficiality and underlying tensions within their social circle. The film satirizes the emptiness and moral ambiguity of the affluent.

The film received largely negative reviews from critics, who found its humor to be forced and its satirical aims to be heavy-handed. While some acknowledged its attempt to critique the excesses of the wealthy, most found the execution to be lacking in wit and insight, deeming it a derivative and unfunny satire.

• A heavy-handed and unfunny satire of wealthy ennui.
• Lacks the wit and sharpness to effectively critique its subjects.
• Relies on tired tropes and predictable scenarios.

Google audience: Audience reception is not widely documented, but general sentiment suggests a lack of engagement with the film's humor and satirical attempts.

This film was one of the last major roles for Rebecca Schaeffer before her tragic death in 1989.