THE LAYOUT

A woman with a knack for decorating homes has her emotional feng shui thrown into disarray in this sexploitation drama. Pam (Suzan Thomas) is a successful interior designer who shares her home with Wendy (Betty Whitman), the manager of her business affairs, but otherwise keeps the world at arm's length. While Pam has little interest in love, Wendy is secretly carrying on an affair with Robb (Howard Dale), a contractor who often works with Pam and satisfies Wendy's taste for rough sex. Pam's solitary personal life is shattered by the arrival of Ellen (Rene Howard), her younger cousin who has a freewheeling sex life. Ellen takes it upon herself to broaden Pam's erotic horizons, and she soon has the help of Emmy (Barbara Lance), Robb's neglected wife who has turned to women for satisfaction. The attentions of both Ellen and Emmy lead Pam away from her habits of pleasuring herself and into uncharted territory. The Layout was written and directed by Joe Sarno, who earned a cult following for his intelligent and personal approach to traditional sexploitation conceits. Pam runs a successful interior design business, and shares her luxurious pad with her business partner Wendy. The sexually adventurous Wendy is carrying on an affair with Rob, their building contractor. Rob's wife decides to turn the tables by seducing the normally staid Pam, reminding her of their prepubescent experiments. Pam's cousin, with whom she also played naughty schoolgirl games, shows up to visit with her Honduran roommate in tow. Finding a lack of redblooded men in town and upset by Pam's haughty attitude, her cousin devises a surprise all-girl "coming out party" to expose her supposed hypocisy.