Review of Rich Kids (1979) by Linda L — 09 Jan 2011
A surprisingly smart film from 1979, totally unknown to me. Two twelve year olds, played by Trini Alvarado and Jeremy Levy, go to school on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. They explore their parents' broken marriages, and innocent youthful infatuation, with a wild climax involving a waterbed, a bubble bath and many sets of parents their new relationships: girlfriend, second husband, lawyer, employee, etc.
Among the parents are a young John Lithgow and a young Kathryn Walker (the former girlfriend of Doug Kenney, founder of National Lampoon, an author of Animal House and Caddyshack, and other projects. He jumped off a cliff in depression when he thought Caddyshack was a flop.
Kathryn Walker then married James Taylor. Now she's written a roman a clef about it all. And then there's Trini Alvarado, who has gone on to star in many films. And the young man who played her boyfriend, Jeremy Levy? He's now a professor of astro-physics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Smart film, produced by Robert Altman, with other stars including Irene Worth and Olympia Dukakis. Neat.
This review of Rich Kids (1979) was written by Linda L on 09 Jan 2011.
Rich Kids has generally received mixed reviews.
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