Soup For One (film)

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Soup For One was a 1982 sexually-themed romantic comedy that was directed and written by Jonathan Kaufer and produced by Mary Worth. The R-rated film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Its tagline was "When you're looking for love, you find yourself doing some very funny things."

Although the film wasn't a box office success, mostly due to mixed reviews and the over the top sex scenes (including one involving S/M), it is best remembered for its soundtrack, which was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the group CHIC, who performed the title track.

1 Overview
2 The Soundtrack
3 Trivia
4 Cast
5 External link

[edit] Overview

The movie told the story of Allan, a cable television producer in New York City who is determined to find the perfect woman, and he would even go far as having a description of what she would look like done on an artist sketch. But before he can encounter the girl of his dreams he finds himself encountering a series of disastrous dating roadblocks. And when he does finally meet the woman, whose name is Maria, will it be happily ever after?

[edit] The Soundtrack

In addition to "Soup For One," CHIC also performed and produced four other cuts from the soundtrack: "Open Up," "Tavern on The Green," "I Work For A Living," and "Riding." "I Want Your Love" which is also included, was a 1979 recording. Rodgers and Edwards also wrote and produced three songs for the film, one by Teddy Pendergrass ("Dream Girl"; he performs this in a cameo as a night club singer), another by Sister Sledge ("Let's Go On Vacation") and one for Carly Simon ("Why"). Blondie also contributed a song to the soundtrack as well, called "Jump Jump."

[edit] Trivia

In addition to Pendergrass, another singer, Suzzy Roche of The Roches, also has a cameo.
The 2000 hit by Modjo, "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)", samples CHIC's "Soup For One."
Carly Simon's "Why" would end up becoming a underground club classic as well as a major hit in Europe.
Writer/director Jonathan Kaufer was later briefly married to starlet Pia Zadora with whom he fathered a child.