▁many ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁were ▁paid ▁below ▁union - level ▁w ages , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Cin emat ograph ers ▁pick eting ▁the ▁film ▁during ▁production ▁and ▁taking ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁in ▁Vari ety ▁in ▁protest . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁original ▁director ▁of ▁phot ography , ▁Harry ▁Str ad ling ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁quit ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁replaced ▁by ▁Anthony ▁B . ▁Richmond , ▁a ▁British ▁cinemat ograph er . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁Har vey ▁Fair child ▁is ▁a ▁wealth y , ▁Mal ib u - based ▁architect ▁who ▁is ▁turning ▁ 6 0 ▁and ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁male ▁men op ause . ▁He ▁feels ▁ach es ▁and ▁p ains , ▁real ▁or ▁imag inary , ▁and ▁seems ▁unh appy ▁with ▁his ▁professional ▁and ▁personal ▁life . ▁ ▁Har vey ' s ▁patient ▁wife , ▁famous ▁singer ▁Gill ian ▁Fair child , ▁tries ▁to ▁cheer ▁him ▁with ▁family ▁get - t og eth ers ▁and ▁an ▁elabor ately ▁planned ▁birth day ▁party ▁this ▁week end . ▁But ▁she ▁secret ly ▁has ▁wor ries ▁of ▁her ▁own , ▁a ▁les ion ▁on ▁her ▁thro at , ▁possibly ▁cancer ous , ▁the ▁bi ops y ▁results ▁which ▁she ▁won ' t ▁get ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁week end . ▁ ▁Wh ining ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁day ▁after ▁day , ▁Har vey ▁sn aps ▁at ▁his ▁pre gn ant ▁daughter ▁Meg an ▁and ▁makes ▁r ude ▁remarks ▁to ▁his ▁actor ▁son ▁Josh