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Foolin' Around
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Wikipedia article
'Foolin' Around' is a 1980 American comedy romance sport film directed by Richard T. Heffron and starring Gary Busey and Annette O'Toole. The film was shot on location in Minneapolis and St. Paul.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080750/locations The theme music was performed by Seals and Crofts.
Plot
College student Wes (Gary Busey) who comes from Oklahoma to a university in Minnesota, signs up to participate in a psychological experiment where he meets Susan (Annette O'Toole). The two are instantly attracted to each other. Besides the problem of their differing socio-economic backgrounds, Susan is also engaged. However, Susan's grandfather recognizes her fiance's opportunism and when he sides with Wes, their relationship is given more of a chance, in spite of the concern Susan's mother has about social status.
Cast
* Gary Busey as Wes
* Annette O'Toole as Susan
* Cloris Leachman as Samantha
* William H. Macy as Bronski
* Tony Randall as Peddicord
* Michael Talbott as Clay
* Eddie Albert as Daggett
* John Calvin as Whitley
Production
Susan's house, where Wes comes to play tennis and crashes her bridal shower, was the original Pillsbury family home called "Southways"so named because one must go "south a ways" to reach this most singularly significant estate on Lake Minnetonka. The address is 1400 Bracketts Point Road, Orono, Minnesota. It is a large, 32,461 square foot home situated on 12.91 acres, built in 1918. 1,700 feet of lakeshore, cottage guest house, greenhouse, 13 garages, outdoor pool and tennis court, and attached tandem 4-car garage. It was listed for $54M, dropped to $24M, and dropped again to $7.9M, eventually selling for $11,327,239 in August 2018. The mansion was demolished one day after new owners closed on the property.
Critical reception
Janet Maslin of 'The New York Times' gave the film a mixed review:
References
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