Remember the 1960's, when "getting it on" and "doing your own thing" were such controversial pastimes? Well, the creators of Group Marriage remember. They also seem to have a good recollection for a movie about wife-swapping, called Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice, which was cute but dated even by the time of its own release in 1969.

Group Marriage, made in the early 70's, doesn't even have cute going for it. By comparison, Three's Company is a whole lot wittier, and your average high school play has better acting.

To make a short story less painless, Group Marriage is about a cranky young bumper-stick printer ("Howard Hughes is on Welfare" and his "chick". They pick up a hitch-hiking parole officer (!) and decide to invite him and his "chick" to spend the rest of their fun-filled lives together. But complications arise when the "chicks" take a fancy to Phil, a beefy lifeguard by the seaside. What to do? Why, invite Phil to live with them, of course, and fine a "chick" for him so that everything is well-rounded for all.

Though the women are very attractive and they briefly display their wares, Group Marriage can be recommended best as a time capsule of sorts.

It may prove somewhat interesting from a historical point of view.