There's a brief shot here where the 1969 bed-hopping wife-swapping comedy " Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice " is on in the background, and those who think that the arrangement presented here is especially moderno scandalous should check out the three-partner pact in 1933's " Design for Living ," where Gary Cooper and Fredric March share the affection of Miriam Hopkins .
If Hollywood tried to remake this movie today, they would probably take the ménage à trois set-up and strip away all the depth, so it cold be reduced to a high-concept piece of crap like Friends With Benefits .