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 Hudson and Angie Dickinson. It was a commercial disappointment. Vadim returned to France. He wrote and directed "Hellé" (1972), starring Gwen Welles, which was a flop. He was reunited with Bardot for "Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman" (1973), which was Bardot's penultimate movie and a commercial disappointment. Not particularly successful either were "Charlotte" (1974), and "Game of Seduction" (1976) with Sylvia Kristel and Nathalie Delon. He directed a TV movie "Bonheur, impair et passe" (1977), starring Danielle Darrieux. In the 1980s Vadim based himself in the US. He directed "Night Games" (1980), where he attempted to