Rabbit, Run (1970)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Jack Smight

Writers:

Howard B. Kreitsek (writer)
John Updike (novel)

Release Date:

October 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

3 months ago Rabbit Angstrom ran out to buy his wife cigarettes. He hasn't come home yet.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Independent Film

Cast

James Caan	...	Rabbit Angstrom
Carrie Snodgress	...	Janice Angstrom
Anjanette Comer	...	Ruth
Jack Albertson	...	Marty Tothero
Melodie Johnson	...	Lucy Eccles
Henry Jones	...	Mr. Angstrom
Carmen Mathews	...	Mrs. Springer
Arthur Hill	...	Rev. Jack Eccles
Virginia Vincent	...	Margaret
Nydia Westman	...	Mrs. Smith
Josephine Hutchinson	...	Mrs. Angstrom
Mark Antony Van der Nagel	...	Nelson
Margot Stevenson	...	Mrs. Tothero
Don Keefer	...	Mr. Springer
Sandra Scott	...	Miriam Angstrom

Runtime:

Germany:90 min | USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Solitaire

My brief review of the film

The subject matter feels a bit too lightly treated and the technical elements of the film are rather ordinary, but 'Rabbit, Run' has some good ideas, especially in regards to detaching from and trying to escape unhappiness. James Caan is good in the lead and the supporting cast is strong, with Arthur Hill and Jack Albertson particular highlights, plus another solid performance in the same year from Carrie Snodgress of 'Diary of a Mad Housewife'. It is the acting and the occasional good idea that keep this film alive, and it might not be a brilliant piece of cinema, but it does have enough good about it to be a satisfying watch.