Playboy August 1982

COVER STORY The sunny lady in the shades is California girl Vicki McCarty; students of students will remember her as our Phi Beta Kappa Playmate of September 1979. Senior Art Director Len Willis, who designed the cover, and Executive Art Director Tom Staebler, who shot it, tell us that Vicki is drinking a laser beam through that suggestive straw. Appropriate enough, since she has burned plenty of retinas all by herself. 5 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 23 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS Checking In with the bodyguard to the stars; celebrity clones. 28 BOOKS Tocqueville's journey retraced; the Vietnam-war novel. 32 MOVIES A batch of comedies, hot imports and salvage operations—and a better break for Griffin O'Neal than for his dad. 40 MUSIC Noone bursts out of the Hermitage; Vivaldi computerized; John jumps up 42 COMING ATTRACTIONS Spielberg hints at another resurrection of that guy named Joe; hookermania strikes Hollywood; Streep tackles Polish. 47 MEN ASA BABER It's just possible that the sexual revolution may in large part be revolutionizing fatherhood. 48 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM Disney's Epcot Center promises a sort of permanent world's fair. 51 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 55 DEAR PLAYMATES 57 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 69 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: AKIO MORITA—candid conversation The Japanese gentleman and his Sony Corporation have stomped the international competition into microchips—only to find that if you build a better mousetrap, the world may try -to block the path to your door. A highly charged meeting with one of the most powerful businessmen in the world. 88 CAMPAIGN OF CUNNING: THE INSIDE STORY OF ALEXANDER HAIG'S RISE TO POWER—article ROGER MORRIS Somehow, our steely-eyed Secretary of State managed to survive both the Vietnam fiasco and Watergate, but that's only part of the story of the man who could be king. 93 PRIME MIME—pictorial essay She's the woman of 1000 faces, and you'll love Marilyn Michaels from the first impression. 100 AT THE CONGLOMEROID COCKTAIL PARTY—fiction ROBERT SILVERBERG Old Sandalphon thinks he's hip, but a five-breasted, sail-finned debutante shows him he might as well be back in the 21st Century. 103 NIGHT LINES—attire DAVID PLATT Put away that banker's suit and go lightly in some high-temperature numbers that are sure to pay dividends. 106 THE DOUBLE LIFE OF PETER O'TOOLE—personality O'CONNELL DRISCOLL The man who played The Stunt Man's maniacal director crosscuts from Ireland to Hollywood and dissolves into laughter at toil and trouble. Has he been cast to type as a madman? 110 PUTTING ON A HAPPY FACE—playboy's playmate of the month .... Cathy St. George, our October 1981 cover girl, makes her long-awaited appearance in the centerfold. It's enough to make you breathe fire. 122 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 124 CAN EASY-LISTENING MUSIC CAUSE MASS SUICIDE?—satire JOHN ESKOW Awake! The siren strains of violent death lurk in molasses melodies! 126 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DARK—article DON SUTHERLAND And you thought cameras didn't work in the twilight zone. Picture these if you will. 130 THE AGE OF THE 30-MINUTE ORGASM—article ... RICHARD RHODES Sex researchers have made some startling findings, climaxing with the revelation that orgasms can last not seconds but hours. What's going to happen to the quickie? 132 PLAYBOY'S PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW—sports ANSON MOUNT The sermon from the Mount this year declares it may take a miracle to keep the Cowboys out of the Super Bowl. 136 20 QUESTIONS: MARIETTE HARTLEY The lady's just one step from stardom, but she's not James Garner's wife; she'd prefer to play his mistress at Polaroid's expense. 138 A CARTOONIST IS COMING—humor B KLIBAN Here's more hilarious static from the most famous cat person of all. 141 SUMMER SEX '82 Bingo! It's all wrapped up and ready to go—a beach-blanket bash in which the players score straight across, up and down and even diagonally. 148 CALIFORNIA GIRLS—essay HERBERT GOLD A wave of bronze bombshells that'll make you covet all beach-front property. 159 THE GLEAM IN GRANDPA'S EYE—ribald classic 162 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 220 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 231 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Tiny TVs; a new Audi; Grapevine; Sex News.