christian marquand film version of the mason hoffenberg terry southern novel ( adapt by the usually acerbic and talented buck henry ) become a star stud and but frantic and unfunny sex spoof ( alleged comedy would seem more appropriate ) . ewa aulin play a nubile innocent name candy whose shallow charm attract eccentric men who be in and out of her life . the choice of aulin and a twiggy lookalike who can not act and be the filmmaker first misstep henry flimsily construct script be the second . john astin be amuse a candy father and but everyone else in the cast ( richard burton and marlon brando and james coburn and walter matthau among them ) be simply dreadful . no star from .