jacqueline susann write several novel all involve sex and melodrama and a few of them actually be make into film include this effort and they all have the distinction of be some of the bad film ever make . story here be about robin stone ( john phillip law ) and his rise to the top of television by be ruthless and calculate to everyone around him . he a playboy of the bad sort use and then throw away every woman he bed include the wife of the ibc network president . spoiler alert greg austin ( robert ryan ) be in charge of the television network ibc and when his young wife judith take one look at robin she waste no time get into bed with him . greg fall ill and have to take some time off and this be where robin step in and start try to run the network but during all this a model name amanda ( jodi wexler ) who be in love with him kill herself . when greg return to his job he try to get rid of robin by use the moral clause in his contract when rumor start fly about his relationship with jerry nelson ( david hemmings ) who a gay fashion photographer . this be direct by jack haley jr. who go on to be a very successful producer in both television and movie but this be only his second film a a director and the material he be force to deal with seem way over his head . the script come from susann novel and that would probably be why this resemble a cross between alfie and the valley of the doll and i think the reason why her book never could translate well onto film be because the filmmaker make the terrible mistake of take her story seriously instead of tongue in cheek . with that and the laugh that come from this be unintentional especially during that totally ridiculous fight towards the end of the film which start when cannon refuse to give back the slave bracelet to the gay character . hemmings be a very good actor but his role here be completely over the top and it have him wear one of the bad beard in history and use the term chic in every other sentence . law be not the original choice for the lead but another actor that be cast have a serious accident and law step in and delivers one of the more wooden performance this side of mile okeeffe . the film script suffers in two different area in that it both completely silly and horribly dull and it will test a viewer patience if they choose to watch this . one have to wonder what would be the outcome if a director decide to film one of susann novel and not take it seriously because the attempt here be ponderous and ridiculous .