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Writer:
Caryl Ledner (writer)
Release Date:
18 October 1972 (USA)
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A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job...
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Cast
(Credited cast) | George Kennedy | ... | Brad Wilkes |
 | Vera Miles | ... | Gloria Wilkes |
| William Windom | ... | Rob Stewart |
| Sallie Shockley | ... | Carol |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Mark Reynolds |
| Hilary Thompson | ... | Julie Wilkes |
 | James Woods | ... | Rick |
| Natalie Trundy | ... | Paula Braun |
| Nancy Hadley | ... | Trudy Stewart |
| Tony Dow | ... | Johnny |
| Marcia Mae Jones | ... | Claire |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Norman Burton | ||
| Stephen Coit | ||
| Regis Cordic | ||
| Peter Dane | ||
| Jo De Winter | (as Jo DeWinter) | |
| Emmaline Henry | ||
| John Lasell | ||
| Robert Mandan | ... | Leslie Baker |
| William Sargent | ||
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A New American Tragedy (USA) (working title)
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75 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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I'm not really sure what to think of this film, a bit over-dramatic in my opinion. I love how you can always tell where the commercials would be inserted because of the fade-out and the sound of the music. All in all, I don't think I'd recommend this film to anyone, not because I thought it was bad, but just because it's rather pointless, personally I didn't get anything out the movie, it wasn't thought-provoking, it wasn't terribly interesting, there wasn't much of a moral lesson (other than "don't give up"), there was virtually nothing to it. The film can literally be summed up into a sentence or two. Man loses job, man can't find new job, man gets desperate, man realizes his family is more important than a job, man continues seeking new job, the end.
So, in the end, I wouldn't recommend seeing this for any other reason than to perhaps see James Woods in one of his first roles ever. Other than that, there really isn't much to be missed. I'd strongly recommend watching something else.