 It received poor reviews and was pulled from cinemas.Hemmings recut the picture for its UK premiere in Leicester Square on 14 February 1979 where, at an ostensibly black-tie affair, Bowie and his date wore kimonos.Reviews were again negative; the "Sunday Mirror" called the film "all show and no substance" and considered Bowie "completely miscast", while "Time Out" advised its readers to simply "overlook it".