Terraces

Featherweight story (if it qualifies as a story) about the residents of an apartment block and their zany, sometimes emotional lifestyles and relationships. Manza is the nosey doorman, Newmar is an athletic singleton, McDonough the ugly duckling and Bochner coming to terms with his son's coming out. All in all, it makes for pretty tame and uninspiring viewing.

It's a shame that accomplished actor Bochner is so wasted in this tripe (which looks like it might have been a pilot for a prospective series), because his character's motivation could have evoked more feeling and complexity, given his role in the storyline. Newmar, a great comedienne (and attractive, statuesque beauty) doesn't get any material to showcase her talents, reduced to bouncing about on the floor and looking dim-witted. McDonough's nasal inflexions are sometimes difficult to interpret, and I wished someone would just blow her nose so we could understand the dialogue, although I'm not sure I missed much content.

Mid week TV movie with little to recommend it other than the appeal of Newmar and the presence (for what it's worth) of Bochner. Some vague chuckles, but really, it's pointless and forgettable.

This is very evocative of the type of shows offered in the mid 70's. A soap opera with all plot lines neatly tied up by the end of the movie. Everyone happy.

This is interesting to see for the look into the fashions, the slang, the morals and the music of that period.

-- Julie Newmar showing a belly button (I Dream of Jeannie wasn't allowed to show that part of the anatomy. -- a gay plot line that used the word "gay" and didn't hide it under euphemisms. -- Single women being the aggressor in sexual pursuit and openly saying they liked sex. -- bell bottoms -- dresses with high necklines and flowing skirts. -- culottes as part of business attire. -- adultery without someone being killed off.

All of the characters are unrealistic, and the dialogue and interaction is what you would expect from an episode of Love Boat. In fact, this TV movie has the same structure as The Love Boat except all the stories take place in a high-rise apartment in L.A. rather than on a ship.

I remember being 12 years old and deciding I wanted to watch an "adult" movie (no not THAT kind of adult movie). My recollection of it is hazy except to say nearly all of the movie occurs on the terraces of an apartment building and explores the lives and interactions of the tenants as they occur on the apartment terraces. I found it rich with human drama (remember I was 12 and thought Ricardo Montalban offered profound insights on Fantasy Island too) and remember Cat Woman (Julie Newmar) was in it. Nearly the only specific thing I can remember now was that it seemed there was a lot of decorating with avocado green (blech!) and women in pant suits and tilted, wide-brim hats (blech again). Someday I'd like to see it and really find out just what was going on but for now I'll just remember the always-wonderful Julie Newmar and the atrocious art design.

I've actually seen this one too...but recently! This was on cable one night at about 3:00AM when I was up with my infant daughter.

Not much plot here, just the daily lives of a group of people in an apartment building. Yes, there's lots of awful 70's home decor and clothing--probably why I watched. Hard to believe this was on late night cable, much less prime time network television!