Sex, nude scenes, great wealth, naked ambition — Daniel Petrie and Harold Robbins‘ The Betsy (’78) is one of the most hilariously offensive groaners in the sub-genre of hothouse soap opera.
But early on there’s a great little scene in which aging auto tycoon Loren Hardeman Sr. (Laurence Olivier) is hiring race-car driver Angelo Perino (Tommy Lee Jones) to build “a groundbreaking fuel-efficient car.” Toward the end Oliver/Hardeman’s enthusiasm gets the better of him — “All right, now build me a car! Wheeee!”
The 71-year-old Olivier also has a brief scene in which he’s ravaging one of the housemaids…bip, bip, bip, bip.
