Playboy December 1980

COVER STORY In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Playboy Clubs, Executive Art Director Tom Staebler and Senior Art Director Len Willis have positioned the accouterments of the basic Bunny outfit to resemble our very own Rabbit. You might call it a bunnyrabbit. We thought it was cute. But not as cute as the 14 pages of real Bunnies you'll see in Bunny Birthday (page 144). You'll wish you were Peter Cottontail. 5 PLAYBILL 15 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 21 DEAR PLAYBOY 29 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 35 MOVIE ESSAY On the set of Nine to Five with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. 42 MUSIC Elvis from beyond the grave; adventures of a hot fusion fiddler. 50 MOVIES Some strong roles for women, plus intriguing imports from Brazil and Australia 56 TELEVISION Derek Jacobi stuns in Hamlet; Life on the Mississippi resurrects Mark Twain. 58 BOOKS Woody Allen is more fun onscreen than in print, but Pat (The Great Santini) Conroy hits hard. 62 COMING ATTRACTIONS A role for Raquel; aftereffects of the actors' strike. 65 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM If it's holiday nostalgia you're after, here's where to go. 67 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 73 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 81 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: GEORGE C. SCOTT—candid conversation The veteran film star talks about his right-wing views, his battles with the bottle, the difference between himself and other actors and why he's one of the angriest men in Hollywood. 140 FROZEN JOURNEY—fiction PHILIP K. DICK It's rough being neurotic, even with plenty of earthly distractions and a good shrink. But when you're going crazy on a space ship with only a computer to help you, snapping is, well, a snap. 144 BUNNY BIRTHDAY—pictorial On the 20th anniversary of the Playboy Clubs, we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than this loving tribute to their most popular attraction. 158 INSIDE KHOMEINI'S IRAN—article DICK GREGORY with BARBARA REYNOLDS While human-rights activist Gregory was fasting for peace in Iran, he saw the other side of the hostage story and met the Ayatollah. 163 PLAYBOY'S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE—gifts Our annual yuletide selection of special things to put under your tree. 168 MAY I HAVE SOME MARMALADE, PLEASE?—fiction SEAN O'FAOLAIN There was the woman he knew over the breakfast table, and there was the lover he met in the tavern—and they were the same. 173 THE EMPERORS' NEW CLOTHES—attire DAVID PLATT If you buy your clothes to dress for success, you're making a good investment. 178 DESIRE—article JAMES R. PETERSEN We suppose it began right after Adam and Eve ate the apple; but exactly what is it? 184 GOLDEN GIRL—playboy's playmate of the month Terri Welles is an ex—flight attendant who has her feet on the ground and our head in the clouds. 198 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 200 TALES OF THE ANIMAL CRIME SQUAD—fiction THOMAS BERGER In a dog-eat-dog world, it's no surprise that animals have taken to crime. And somebody has to bring them to justice. 202 PLAYBOY'S CHRISTMAS CARDS—verse TOM KOCH Mischievous missives for famous people. 204 WARM REGARDS—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG From grogs to nogs, there's nothing like a hot winter drink to warm your cockles. 207 CONTEMPORARY MASTERS: AN EROTIC PORTFOLIO A look at Bradley Smith's incredible collection of erotic art, including works by Andy Warhol, Jean Paul Cleren, Lucien Coutaud and many others, accompanied by Henry Miller's essay, Reflections on Erotica. 218 DOUBLE TAKE—pictorial Linda Kerridge is an actress who looks like Marilyn Monroe; no wonder she has started a heat wave with her latest movie role. 229 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, FEMLIN—pictorial The naughty little lady who has become almost as much a symbol of PLAYBOY as the Rabbit is 25 this year; we salute her and the artist who has brought her to us, LeRoy Neiman. 234 HOLDEN CAULFIELD AT MIDDLE AGE—parody .... DAVID STANDISH The last time we saw or Holden, he was a whacked-out adolescent. Years later, he's proof that while you can take a nut off the funny farm, you can't take the—funny" out of the nut. 236 SEX STARS OF 1980—pictorial essay JIM HARWOOD If you're tired of seeing the same old faces (and bodies) in movies and on TV, relax. There's always a new crop just over the cinematic horizon. 248 UNEXPURGATED SUNDAY SCHOOL—ribald classic 251 PLAYBOY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW—sports ANSON MOUNT Our pre-season picks for the country's top undergrad hoop stars, plus PLAYBOY'S 1980-1981 preview all-America team. 258 20 QUESTIONS: TRUMAN CAPOTE He mby be on the wagon, but he's as feisty and funny as ever. 261 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 267 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & Work; pension advice. 342 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 379 PLAYBOY PUZZLE 383 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Gift perfume, loungewear, cars that go in the snow, Grapevine, Sex News.