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9 February 1971 (USA)
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A girl brings home her latest boyfriend to meet her parents. This is done against the background of...
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I've Done Paul McCartney Wrong, by Mike Gold
(From Comicmix. 22 September 2008, 4:46 AM, PDT)
Elliott Gould Takes Brooklyn
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(From Comicmix. 22 September 2008, 4:46 AM, PDT)
Elliott Gould Takes Brooklyn
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Pitch-perfect black comedy
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Elliott Gould | ... | Alfred Chamberlain | |
| Marcia Rodd | ... | Patsy Newquist | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Mr. Newquist | |
| Elizabeth Wilson | ... | Mrs. Newquist | |
| Jon Korkes | ... | Kenny Newquist | |
| John Randolph | ... | Mr. Chamberlain | |
| Doris Roberts | ... | Mrs. Chamberlain | |
| Lou Jacobi | ... | Judge Stern | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Rev. Dupas | |
| Alan Arkin | ... | Lt. Practice |
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Star Elliott Gould starred in the original 1967 Broadway production of "Little Murders", which flopped after one week of seven performances in late April at the Broadhurst Theatre. Gould was the only cast member to appear in the film, reprising his role as Alfred Chamberlain. The Broadway cast included Barbara Cook as Alfred's girlfriend and future wife Patsy Newquist, Heywood Hale Broun as her father Carol Newquist, Ruth White as her mother Marjorie, and David Steinberg as her brother Kenny. Phil Leeds appeared as Lt. Practice and Richard Schaal was Rev. Dupas. Alfred's parents did not appear as characters in the original play.
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Patsy Newquist:
Alfred, you're the first man I've ever gone to bed with where I didn't feel he was a lot more likely to get pregnant than I was!
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Referenced in Rip Van Marlowe (2002) (V)
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Skating in Central Park
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It doesn't get any darker than this, folks. Jules Feiffer shows off his penchant for absurdity and his mastery of the monologue (Lou Jacobi, Donald Sutherland and director Alan Arkin each get one powerhouse scene where it's basically all them with the other characters reacting). The cast is excellent and their handling of Feiffer's language is amazing. Elliot Gould's performance is particularly effective, and Vincent Gardenia as his father-in-law is hysterical.
I saw this film and then read the play it was based on, and both give off the same claustrophobic air of desperation while still being side-splittingly funny. It is definitely worth hunting down. In the words of Father Dupas, it is "all right."