3 in the Attic (1968) - Turner Classic Movies

3 in the Attic


1h 30m 1968
3 in the Attic

Brief Synopsis

Three girls vow to teach a lesson to a man after they discover they all have the same boyfriend.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1968
Premiere Information
Chicago opening: 20 Dec 1968
Production Company
American International Productions; Hermes Productions
Distribution Company
American International Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Paxton Quigley's Had the Course by Stephen H. Yafa (Philadelphia, 1967).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

Synopsis

At a college dance Paxton Quigley, who likes to regale his fraternity brothers with stories of his sexual prowess, meets Tobey Clinton, a pretty student from the nearby college for women. Despite his reluctance to commit himself to any one girl, Paxton falls in love with Tobey and spends his summer vacation with her. Though their idyllic romance is cut short by the arrival of Tobey's parents, they resume their affair when classes begin again in the fall. Still unwilling to be tied down, Paxton falls victim to Eulice, an attractive black art student who seduces him and persuades him to pose for her in the nude. Before long, Paxton extends his favors to a third girl, Jan, a Jewish flower child. By adhering to an intricate time schedule, he keeps each girl convinced that she is his only love. In time, however, the girls discover his deception, and they plot to teach him a lesson. Locking him in an attic, they individually visit him daily in a combined effort to sap, and then destroy, his sexual appetite. Paxton enjoys himself at first, but he soon admits defeat and begs to be released. He goes on a hunger strike, but the girls continue to make their daily visits to the attic. Eventually, Eulice and Jan weaken in their resolve, despite Tobey's demand that he be kept a hostage until he explains his behavior. Too weak to walk when he is finally released, he collapses in the girls' dormitory and is hospitalized. While recovering, he realizes that Tobey's action was only a measure of the love she has for him; and, once he is discharged, he allows Eulice to drive him to the bus station in the hope of stopping the departing Tobey. No longer caring about his big-man-on-campus reputation, Paxton takes the willing Tobey in his arms and wins her forgiveness.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1968
Premiere Information
Chicago opening: 20 Dec 1968
Production Company
American International Productions; Hermes Productions
Distribution Company
American International Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Paxton Quigley's Had the Course by Stephen H. Yafa (Philadelphia, 1967).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

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Trivia

Notes

Locations filmed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and in Durham, North Carolina.