The Bitch (1979)

On a flight from New York to London, a high living and pleasure seeking divorcee (Joan Collins) meets an Italian hunk (Michael Coby). She's interested in bedding him but he's interested in using her to smuggle a very expensive diamond through customs. Based on the novel by Jackie Collins (HOLLYWOOD WIVES) and directed by Gerry O'Hara (MAROC 7). This is a sequel to the high grossing sleeper (in England anyway) THE STUD also based on a Jackie Collins novel and starring her sister, Joan. Like its predecessor, this is softcore porn gussied up as an "erotic" drama. Collins' wealthy slut and Coby's sleazy hustler are repugnant characters and deserve each other. Joan Collins has a strong screen presence but she's surrounded by a roster of unappealing actors like Coby. Still, like the first film, it cleaned up at the British box office and revived Collins' flagging career. Two years later, she had the biggest success of career as Alexis Carrington in DYNASTY. With its disco soundtrack and pool orgies, its very much a relic of its era but it's about as erotic as a tepid cup of tea. With Ian Hendry, Kenneth Haigh, Sue Lloyd, Carolyn Seymour, Mark Burns and Pamela Salem.