Matinee Wives (1970): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1970, Matinee Wives is a notable film directed by Kendall Stewart, running about 66 minutes. “She made the Kama Sutra look unfinished! And she did it! Again and again and again!!...” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Yes, totally bored with their husbands in bed, horny Hollywood-Hills housewives Linda Devlin and Pat Chandler have become Matinee Wives. For some time now, they’ve been turning "matinee tricks" with the horny hubbies of other frigid suburban housewives by housewife-turned-madam Kay Gavin, a supersexed entrepreneurial vixen who likes to "curl up with a warm vibrator" each morning to jump-start her day. So, of course, when Paul and Tom make plans for some "outside stud," who do you suppose they call? That’s right: the vibrant Madam Kay herself! And who do you suppose she sets them up with? Right again: each other’s wives! But the kicker is: no one knows this, neither the husbands nor the wives, as they’re all chipping under false names and no one has met the other’s spouse before! So all four are swapping partners and no one’s the wiser.

Who’s in it. Matinee Wives stars Stephen Treadwell as Paul Devlin, Barbara Mills as Linda Devlin (as Barbara Caron), Robert Cole as Tom Chandler and Edward Blessington as Dr. Milton Arnold / Ken McCord (as Mark Edwards), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 1.0/10, Matinee Wives has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Matinee Wives page.