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 Vailland Roger Vailland Roger Vailland (16 October 1907 - 12 May 1965) was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. Vailland was born in Acy-en-Multien, Oise. His novels include the prize winning "Drôle de jeu" (1945), "Les mauvais coups" (1948), "Un jeune homme seul" (1951), "325 000 francs" (1955), and "La loi" (1957), winner of the Prix Goncourt. His screenplays include "Les liaisons dangereuses" (with Claude Brûlé and Roger Vadim, 1959) and "Le vice et la vertu" (with Vadim, 1962). He died, aged 57, in Meillonnas, Ain. Vailland took part in the French Resistance during Nazi occupation. "Drôle de jeu" (Playing with