The People Next Door (1970)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

David Greene

Writers:

J.P. Miller (screenplay)
J.P. Miller (television play)

Release Date:

26 August 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A movie as American as Mom's apple pie, Daddy's Scotch-on-the-rocks and little Maxie's hang-ups.

Plot:

Comfortable New York suburbanites Arthur and Gerrie Mason (Eli Wallach and Julie Harris) discover one...

Plot Keywords:

LSD | Drugs | Extramarital Affair | Drug Dealer | Psychiatric Hospital

Cast

Eli Wallach	...	Arthur Mason
Julie Harris	...	Gerrie Mason
Deborah Winters	...	Maxie Mason
Stephen McHattie	...	Artie Mason
Hal Holbrook	...	David Hoffman
Cloris Leachman	...	Tina Hoffman
Don Scardino	...	Sandy Hoffman
Rue McClanahan	...	Della
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Dr. Salazar
Mike Kellin	...	Dr. Margolin
Anthony D. Call	...	Dr. Lauran
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandy Alexander	...	Elliott
John Batiste	...	Therapist
Marilyn Chris	...	Discotheque Waitress
Matthew Cowles	...	Wally
Jane Culley	...	Nymphomaniac
Anita Dangler	...	Blonde Mother
Paul Ganapoler	...	Club Owner
Steve Kanyon	...	Party Musician
Joseph Leon	...	Price Whitehead
Ron Panvini	...	Party Musician
Bobby Sandler	...	Party Musician
Janet Sarno	...	Night Nurse (as Jan Sarno)
Jay Savino	...	Party Musician
Bruce Scott	...	Jack
Philip Suriano	...	Motorcycle Gang Member
Ben Yaffee	...	Discotheque Owner

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Company:

People Next Door

Trivia:

David Greene thought that the final cut of the film was so distorted that he tried, without success, to have his name removed from the credits.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Classroom Scare Films Vol. 5: More Drug Evils (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Medusa

A great Film; often misunerstood.

The People Next Door captures the spirit of it's age in a way few other films of it's era have. Eli Walach and Julie Harris are two of the greatest actors of our time and play remarkably well together. Just check out the last few scenes of this movie. Their performances help keep this film from becoming dated. The subject matter is touchy stuff. It deals with teenage alienation, rebellion and trust. Many films of this era are somewhat tongue in cheek, this movie however never lets up. It takes itself very seriously and as a result has often been misunderstood. The music is cool and so is the rest of the cast. This is a must see for anyone interested in forgotten classics of the early seventies.