Roger Vadim make a star of Cindy Pickett, with whom he became romantically involved. He directed a caper film in Canada, "The Hot Touch" (1981), starring Marie-France Pisier. Back in France he wrote and directed "Surprise Party" (1983). He directed episodes of "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1984) and "Deadly Nightmares" (1986). Vadim attempted to recapture his former success with a new version of "And God Created Woman" (1988), with Rebecca de Mornay. Very different from the original – it only really used the same title – it failed critically and commercially. His final years were spent working in TV, where he directed "Safari"
Roger Vadim and Marquand, which was considerably less popular than "And God Created Woman". More popular was "The Night Heaven Fell" (1958), starring Bardot and Stephen Boyd. He was one of several writers on Allegret's popular comedy, "Be Beautiful But Shut Up" (1958), starring Mylène Demongeot. Vadims's next film was an adaptation of the book "Les liaisons dangereuses" (1959), which he wrote and directed. It starred Moreau, Gérard Philipe (in his final film) and Annette Stroyberg, a Danish model who became Vadim's second wife. The film became a huge hit in France. Stroyberg was also in the vampire film "Blood and Roses"