The film""s entire story was an elaboration of the first scene in Wilder""s directorial debut filmThe Major and the Minor (1942).Carolyn commented about how their next-door neighbors he Lomans had moved out without her representing them, replaced by the pair of homosexual Jim""s.Medford Brewster, the disguised Michael became close to sweet, bubbly fellow co-star - the submissive, confused, struggling and deceived actress Julie Nichols (Jessica Lange), while her interested widowed father Lesley "Les" Nichols (Charles Durning) fell for him/her.Certain friends of yours were named also.Oh, nobody can prove anything about anybody as usual, but I""m warning you, little Alex, being a good friend o you as always, the one man in this sore and sick community who wants to save you from yourself.