Once Is Not Enough

Once Is Not Enough (1975)

They fly first-class. They eat in the most elegant restaurants. They make deals that will astound you. They make love that will shock you.

An over-the-hill movie producer marries a wealthy, spiteful woman and closeted lesbian just to please his spoiled daughter who then, in an attempt to spite him, seduces both a wealthy playboy and a local screenwriter.

Date of release
1975-06-20
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (18)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Guy Green

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $7.8M
  • Based on: Once Is Not Enough
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough is a 1975 American romance film, directed by Guy Green, starring Kirk Douglas, Alexis Smith, David Janssen, George Hamilton, Brenda Vaccaro, Melina Mercouri, and Deborah Raffin. It was produced by Howard W. Koch and written by Julius J. Epstein, based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann.

Production

Guy Green was hired to direct the film, according to one Paramount executive, because he "might give it class". Green wanted Dick Van Dyke to play the role of Mike Wayne. He also wanted to fire David Janssen during rehearsals and replace him with Robert Shaw. Irving Mansfield said Kirk Douglas and Janssen directed themselves during the film. Green said he did not get along with Susann and did not enjoy the experience. "I was lost ...

The film was partly shot on location in New York City at various locations, including: P. J. Clarke's, the Whitney Museum, El Morocco, The Pierre hotel, the Plaza Hotel and Beekman Place. In a scene filmed at Central Park Zoo, Deborah Raffin and David Janssen are seen bicycling up to the llamas cage; where the script required the animals to nuzzle while the couple was present, but the llamas refused to cooperate, which prompted a member of the se…

Kirk Douglas said he accepted the part because the film "is a wonderful soap opera". He also said he liked the script, and since he had made so many "period pieces", it gave him "a chance to do a modern film again." He further opined, "people may wonder if I still know how to tie a tie".

When producer Howard Koch approached Deborah Raffin about the film project, she told him she would do the film, but objected to doing any nude scenes that were required in the movie, because she considered "the nudity to represent so much indulgent froth." Koch, on the other hand, "felt such detail was both positive and essential." When she was called in to test for the part, she was adamant, telling Koch, she would not do any kind of nudity, inc…

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