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Cast
Marlo Thomas | ... |
Sally Cramer
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Charles Grodin | ... |
Martin Cramer
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Irwin Corey | ... |
Joe Kaminsky
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Hector Elizondo | ... |
Man Below
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Mercedes McCambridge | ... |
Street Lady
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John McMartin | ... |
Gordon
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Gary Merrill | ... |
Street Man
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Ann Wedgeworth | ... |
Nancy
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Larry B. Scott | ... |
Carlton
(as Larry Scott)
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Bob Fosse | ... |
Mr. Day
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Norman Matlock | ... |
Mr. Night
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Ian Martin | ... |
Devlin
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Janet Colazzo | ... |
Marianna
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Kenneth Kimmins | ... |
Stanley
(as Ken Kimmins)
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Santos Morales | ... |
Perez
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MacIntyre Dixon | ... |
Passenger
(as MacIntryre Dixon)
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Bill Lazarus | ... |
Officer Miranda
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Alice Drummond | ... |
Mrs. Ramsey
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Zvee Scooler | ... |
Old Man
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Craig Barrie | ... |
Sheriff
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Victor Le Guillow | ... |
Julio
(as Victor LeGuillow)
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Lee Wallace | ... |
Harry
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Jess Osuna | ... |
Gilbey
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Joan Kaye | ... |
Flo
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Directed by
John Berry | ||
Alfred Viola | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Herb Gardner | ... | (screenplay) |
Herb Gardner | ... | (play "Thieves") |
Produced by
George Barrie | ... | producer |
Richard Stenta | ... | line producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Andrew Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Arthur J. Ornitz | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Craig McKay |
Editorial Department
Eric L. Beason | ... | assistant editor |
Mindy Byer | ... | apprentice editor (as Mindy J. Byer) |
Trudy Ship | ... | associate editor |
Casting By
Juliet Taylor |
Production Design by
John Robert Lloyd |
Art Direction by
Robert Gundlach |
Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Sr. | ... | (as George DeTitta) |
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky |
Makeup Department
E. Thomas Case | ... | makeup artist: Ms.Thomas (as Tom Case) |
Bob Grimaldi | ... | hair stylist (as Robert Grimaldi) |
Robert Laden | ... | makeup artist |
Lynn Masters | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Thomas |
Production Management
Peter A. Runfolo | ... | unit manager |
Richard Stenta | ... | production manager (as Dick Stenta) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Burt Bluestein | ... | first assistant director |
Jonathan Sanger | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Gary J. Brink | ... | set dresser (as Gary Brink) |
Edward Garzero | ... | master scenic artist (as Ed Garzero) |
James Halligan | ... | construction grip |
John Oates Jr. | ... | property master (as John Oates) |
Edward Swanson | ... | chief carpenter |
Sound Department
Arthur Bloom | ... | boom operator |
Richard P. Cirincione | ... | supervising sound editor |
Jack Fitzstephens | ... | sound editor |
Jack C. Jacobsen | ... | sound mixer |
Larry Moyer | ... | sound editor |
James Perdue | ... | sound recordist (as James A. Purdue) |
Harvey Rosenstock | ... | sound editor |
Dick Vorisek | ... | re-recording supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Barlia | ... | camera operator (as Louis Barlia) |
Don Biller | ... | second assistant camera (as Donald Robert Biller) |
Louis Carpeto | ... | chief grip (as Louis Capetto) |
Joseph Di Pasquale | ... | first assistant camera (as Joseph DiPasquale) |
Louis Goldman | ... | still photographer |
Willie Meyerhoff | ... | chief electrician (as William Meyerhoff) |
Casting Department
Sylvia Fay | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beverly Cycon | ... | costumer: women |
Max Soloman | ... | costumer: men (as Max Solomon) |
Music Department
Tompall Glaser | ... | singer: songs |
Mike Miller | ... | composer: flute themes |
Roger Rhodes | ... | scoring engineer |
Shel Silverstein | ... | composer: flute themes |
Jule Styne | ... | musician: "The Kaminsky Rag" |
Roy B. Yokelson | ... | assistant music recording engineer |
Script and Continuity Department
Nancy Hopton | ... | script supervisor (as Nancy Tonery) |
Transportation Department
Tom O'Brien | ... | transportation captain (as Thomas O'Brien) |
Additional Crew
Robert F. Colesberry | ... | production coordinator (as Robert Colesberry) |
Adeline Leonard Seakwood | ... | production office coordinator (as Adeline Leonard) |
Neil R. Lipes | ... | production assistant |
Howard Newman | ... | unit publicist |
Richard Scanga | ... | stage producer |
Bert Schneiderman | ... | business affairs |
Nicholas Tabor | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1977) (United States) (theatrical)
- Scotia-Barber (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fram Film (1978) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Europa Film (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1978) (Australia) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1981) (United States) (tv)
- Rivus (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cine-Mobile (locations)
- Hillsburg/Meyer Inc. (titles)
- Panavision (film equipment)
- Trans / Audio (re-recording supervisor)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Martin and Sally Cramer are a well-off couple of thirty-something New Yorkers whose once loving marriage is now stuck in a rut. Martin works as the principal of an elite private school and the enthusiasm and rebel spirit of his youth are now long gone. However, Sally is still the hopeful idealist and optimist she always was and prides herself with her hard work as the English teacher in a grade school in an impoverished crime-ridden neighborhood, where she's loved by the kids. They are both suffering from midlife crisis in a way, but they're dealing with it in an opposite manner. Martin has become a depressed nihilistic mediocrity and he accepts it. Sally has become frustrated by the lack of effort from both her husband and some of her troubled pupils to make things better for themselves and others, but she still has some lust for life left. Eventually, she realizes that their marriage is going nowhere fast and decides to leave Martin despite being in the early stage of pregnancy. This pushes Martin into a deeper state of depression. Both Martin and Sally decide to have a fling to see if that would help them temporarily forget about their problems. However, Martin loses it completely after that and Sally still has no idea what to do next. Will their story end in catharsis, tragedy or something in between? Secondary characters include the couple's nosy, slightly unhinged, sophisticated neighbor, Sally's racist neurotic cabbie father with the heart of gold and one of her troubled pupils who's a runaway and steals for a living. Some of the major secondary themes in the film are the state of urban decay, mental breakdown, poverty, disenchantment, melancholy, alienation and passage of time. |
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Taglines | A comedy about love, marriage, reconciliation and other acts of courage. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Final film of Gary Merrill. See more » |
Goofs | The Loew's theater chain was typically pronounced LOH-EEZE by many New Yorkers in mid 20th Century. See more » |
Soundtracks | The Kaminsky Rag See more » |
Quotes |
Nancy:
God damn my eyes, and forget the color of my hair, but don't ever call me 'dumb', I got smarts up here I never used. See more » |