Scruples

– The melodramatic story follows the fortunes of three ambitious people: Billy, secretary/wife to an o..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
4 Hours and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Scruples (1980)

The melodramatic story follows the fortunes of three ambitious people: Billy, secretary/wife to an older billionaire, who upon his death starts the Beverly Hills boutique ("Scruples") and pursues film director Vito Orsini. Valentine, a French would-be fashion designer, and Spider, a parking lot attendant/photographer/stud, struggling up the ladder. After Valentine and Spider become Billy's employees, they team up to navigate a number of hazards on the road to happiness.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

25 Feb 1980

Language:

English

Main Actors:

Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Marie-France Pisier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Plot:

The soap-operatic story follows the fortunes of three ambitious youngish people: Billy, secretary and then wife to an older zillionaire, whose death frees Billy to start up a Beverly Hills boutique ("Scruples") and to pursue the pretentious and manly but commercially woebegone film director Vito Orsini. Meanwhile, Valentine, a French would-be fashion designer, and Spider, a parking lot attendant/photographer/stud, struggle up the ladder, become buddies and put off a romance that seems inevitable despite their difference in height. After Valentine and Spider become Billy's employees, they team up to navigate a number of speed bumps on the road to happiness.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10