Main Cast: Gary Busey, Annette O'Toole, Eddie Albert, Cloris Leachman, John Calvin
Release Year: 1980
Country: US
Run Time: 101 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In a conventional, tried and true way, Foolin' Around tells the predictable story of a couple of widely divergent students who fall in love against all odds. Wes (Gary Busey) is attending a well-endowed college when he signs up for a psychology experiment and meets Susan (Annette O'Toole), a young woman from a terribly rich family. The two are immediately attracted to each other though they face more than economic differences -- Susan is engaged to the stolid Whitley (John Calvin). As events unfold, her grandfather (Eddie Albert) places his millions on Wes' side of the table since Whitley's opportunistic streak is as apparent as the white stripe on a skunk. Maybe the lovers have a chance after all, even if Whitley's mother (Cloris Leachman) is hung up on social status. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Tony Randall - Peddicord; Michael Talbott - Clay; Shirley Kane - Aunt Eunice; Beth Bosacker - Rickie; Roy Jenson - Blue; Gene Lebell - Paul; Paul Eiding; William H. Macy - Bronski; Ken Ruta; John Stinson; Mike Kane; Harold Daniels
Credit
Joe Tompkins - Costume Designer, Craig Huston - First Assistant Director, Richard T. Heffron - Director, Peter Zinner - Editor, Charles Bernstein - Composer (Music Score), Jim Seals - Songwriter, Fernando Carrere - Production Designer, Philip H. Lathrop - Cinematographer, Arnold Kopelson - Producer, Darrell Silvera - Set Designer, Howard Berk - Screenwriter, Mike Kane - Screenwriter, David Swift - Screenwriter
