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Please don't spend money on this.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

'The Bitch' holds the distinction of being the first motion picture to retail on sell-through video. Copies were on sale in Woolworths for about £100 each ( probably more than the film's total budget ) at the time of its release. It was, of course, the sequel to the steamy bonk-buster 'The Stud' ( 1978 ) which starred Joan Collins as man-mad London disco owner 'Fontaine Khaled'. Oliver Tobias was to have returned, but angered Jackie Collins ( on whose book it was based ) by giving a frank interview in which he called the first film 'rubbish'. He was dead right, of course. Jackie responded by saying that she hadn't originally wanted him in the film, he only got the role because Paul Michael Glaser ( of 'Starsky & Hutch' ) was unavailable.In place of Oliver ( why did no-one think to hire Leonard Rossiter? ) came Omar Sharif-lookalike Michael Coby as 'Nico', whom Fontaine meets and has it off with ( over and over and over again! ) while Biddu disco music throbs on the soundtrack ( unlike one of the other reviewers here, I have fond memories of '70's discos. I was no Travolta though. My answer to 'Saturday Night Fever' would have been called 'Friday Night Slight Chill'! ). Nico is affiliated to the Mob, headed by 'Thrush Feather' ( sounds like a sexually transmitted disease ), played by Ian Hendry, a long, long way from the heights of 'Get Carter'. Fontaine's life is under threat, but it all works out happily at the end.The first film's most famous sex scene was the elevator one involving Colins and Tobias, so here they went one better by having a swimming pool orgy full of randy young things ( luckily they did not have to worry about A.I.D.S. in those days ). The best moment is when Fontaine seduces her chauffeur Paul ( Maurice Thorogood ) with the line "I think I'll give you a raise!". Ridiculous though this is ( the 'Emmanuelle' films are subtle by comparison ) one would not mind had it looked rich and glossy. It does not. The sets look like left-overs from 'Coronation Street' and the costumes must have come from a Scope charity shop. Another annoying aspect is that, despite the title, Fontaine does not get to be bitchy. A number of talented performers ( presumably there for the money ) such as Carolyn Seymour, Pamela Salem, Sue Lloyd and Doug Fisher ( 'Larry' from 'Man About The House' ) are wasted in this drivel. Still, it manages to be more fun than 'Dynasty'. Boosted by a high-profile publicity campaign that focused on Joan in kinky underwear, the film was another hit.Given the current Hollywood mania for remakes, it is reasonable to assume some whizz-kid producer will attempt a 'reimagining' of 'The Bitch' in the not-too distant future, possibly with 'Fontaine' being humped by C.G.I. aliens while in zero gravity aboard a disco space station. I'd definitely pay to see that!

This movie begins where The Stud left off. Fontaine is down and out, but she has plans to get back on her feet again. She is an interesting character; rather complex and obviously driven by sexual desire. Maybe this desire is about pleasure, maybe it is about being in control of her life. She is a very determined woman who goes after what she wants with everything she has. This movie is worth seeing if you like Joan Collins (she is in top form!) or really strange and not very good movies. I happen to like all sorts of movies. I find lots of bad ones enjoyable! Joan Collins gets to wear a lot of excellent ensembles and she plays a very good bitch! There are some good scenes, but the intro music is really quite terrible. I was embarrassed for it. Other than that I think you should watch it with an open mind and revel in how random a movie can be.

The sequel to THE STUD (1978), also based on a Jackie Collins novel, is more of the same - if more elaborately plotted, taking in a diamond heist, fixed horse-races and the mob! The stud this time around is the Italianite but ultra-resistible Micheal Coby and the girl with whom he shares a brief moment of bedroom bliss turns out to be working for the mob - headed by a campy turn from Ian Hendry (who seems to have just strayed in from GET CARTER [1971]).The mix is as before: tawdry shenanigans in lush settings to (a literally dying) disco-beat. Collins again does a dry-run for what eventually became her signature role, that of Alexis Colby in the long-running TV soap opera "Dynasty". As I said, these films are bad but a fun one-time viewing nonetheless.

This is not Joan Collins' worst film, nor is it even the second-worst film. No, it's probably tied for 3rd with THE STUD (both are part of the great soft-core porn duo of films she made in the late 70s). While I really don't watch skin flicks, this one really didn't show that much and I felt I had to see it simply because I love seeing her awful films of that era. They are so bad and embarrassing to watch, they are mesmerizing! The movie is based on a base book by her almost equally famous sister, Jackie (as was THE STUD). I heard some time back that they now hate each other and don't even talk--I think these movies are the reason why!. It's trashy with a little bit of skin thrown in (though not much of Joan's). Combined with horrible acting, terrible writing and uninspired direction is perhaps the most annoying and stupid theme song ever. So bad, you might want to give it a look just to say you saw Joan at the absolute lowest point in her career.By the way, I noticed some comments said that THE STUD is a better film. Perhaps, but it's like comparing Rectal Cancer to Leprosy--neither one is appealing or something you'd want!!