Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills is a 1989 American black comedy film co-written and directed by Paul Bartel.

It also stars Jacqueline Bisset, Ray Sharkey, Ed Begley Jr., Wallace Shawn, Paul Mazursky, and Rebecca Schaeffer.

Frank, unable to seduce Clare, laces her drink with sedatives and tricks Juan into thinking he bedded her.

When Clare shows it to guests after Sidney's wake—not realizing the tape is pornographic—To-Bel quickly cuts the power to avoid embarrassment.

She suffers from bulimia and enlists help from Mo, a paunchy Beverly Hills weight loss doctor.

Mo persuades Clare and Sidney's much younger daughter, Zandra (who has slept with Frank) to accompany him to Africa— ostensibly on a hunger project, though he warns her they will share a tent there.

Director Paul Bartel said, "What I was aiming for was something between The Marriage of Figaro and Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

[1] Cinecom agreed to distribute the film after multiple studios passed, citing the movie’s risky and controversial subject matter.

[4] Writing for the Miami Herald, Ryan Murphy gave a positive review, saying it succeeds as a satire and "plays like a cable version of Dynasty".

[5] He also singled out Bisset's performance, writing "Her Clare is the dollop of cream that sits atop Bartel's rich, sinful confection.