The Young Like It Hot, Full (1983)

Description
Prepare for a bold fusion of exotic allure and uninhibited intimacy. When the enchanting staff of the Ocean Valley Telephone Company learns their positions are threatened by automation, they band together to offer a level of personal service no computer could ever match.

Scene Breakdowns

1. Linda Shaw with Herschel Savage

2. Bill Margold

3. Rosa Lee Kimball with Mike Horner

4. Hyapatia Lee with Eric Edwards

5. Laurie Smith with Paul Thomas

6. Hyapatia Lee with Lili Marlene

7. Sharon Mills

8. Hyapatia Lee with Bud Lee

9. Pat Manning with Mike Horner

10. Kay Parker with Ray Wells

11. Shauna Grant with Joey Silvera

12. Lili Marlene with Eric Edwards

13. Hyapatia Lee with Rosa Lee Kimball

Review
Released by Caribbean Films and overseen by former Playboy Playmate Gail Palmer—who shares writing credit with behind-the-scenes contributions from Bud and Hyapatia Lee and the late Jim Holliday—The Young Like It Hot stands alongside Bob Chinn’s spirited comedies such as Candy Stripers and the underrated Telefantasy. Chinn’s formula, simple yet effective, is to transplant a high-energy ensemble into a single, familiar workplace and let the chemistry fly.

This time around the setting is a telephone company staffed almost entirely by stunning women, with Bud Lee—playing the lone male operator—adding a playful twist. Fearing replacement by a computer, the team decides that nothing short of unforgettable, bespoke interactions will convince patrons to speak up on their behalf. Night-shift operator Linda Shaw, who makes a memorable cameo in Brian De Palma’s Body Double, gets things started in a steamy opening sequence with Herschel Savage before the main narrative unfolds.

In what many recall as her breakout performance, Hyapatia Lee shines as supervisor Loni, always ready to lend support in more ways than one. She shares her debut scene with Eric Edwards, then turns up the heat for husband Bud and embarks on a tender exploration with Lili Marlene and Rosa Lee Kimball. Rumors about Lee’s later life swirl online, but her work here captures the infectious spirit that made her a standout.

Elsewhere, Kay Parker brings a touch of class as Cheryl, guiding Laurie Smith and Paul Thomas through one of the film’s most polished encounters. Pat Manning offers a fierce turn opposite Mike Horner, while Shauna Grant—billed as Callie Aimes—provides a delightful comedic subplot as the well-meaning home handywoman to Joey Silvera. Their chemistry makes this chapter one of the film’s sweetest surprises.

Veteran “Radio” Ray Wells pops up as the flirtatious brother of Edwards’s management character, and Sharon Mills steals a solo moment in the company kitchenette. William Margold turns in a playful cameo as an indecent prank caller. Cinematographer Jack Remy frames every encounter with crisp, flattering imagery, capturing the blend of humor and eroticism that veteran critic Lonn M. Friend once praised as “the sort of adult movie few make today but many still crave.” Even decades later, its combination of earnest performances and inventive scenarios remains a testament to a more adventurous era.