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Diary of a Mad Housewife

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  • 1h 35m
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7.0/10
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Carrie Snodgress in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
ComedyDrama
A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.
IMDb RATING
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1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Frank Perry
  • Writers
    • Eleanor Perry(screenplay by)
    • Sue Kaufman(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Benjamin
    • Frank Langella
    • Carrie Snodgress
  • Director
    • Frank Perry
  • Writers
    • Eleanor Perry(screenplay by)
    • Sue Kaufman(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Benjamin
    • Frank Langella
    • Carrie Snodgress
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Frank Langella and Carrie Snodgress in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
    Carrie Snodgress in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
    Frank Langella in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
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    Lorraine Cullen and Frannie Michel in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
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    Richard Benjamin in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

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    Richard Benjamin
    Richard Benjamin
    • Jonathan Balser
    Frank Langella
    Frank Langella
    • George Prager
    Carrie Snodgress
    Carrie Snodgress
    • Tina Balser
    Lorraine Cullen
    • Sylvie Balser
    Frannie Michel
    • Liz Balser
    Lee Addoms
    • Mrs. Prinz
    Peter Dohanos
    • Samuel Keefer
    Katherine Meskill
    Katherine Meskill
    • Charlotte Rady
    Leonard Elliott
    • M. Henri
    Valma
    • Margo
    Hilda Haynes
    • Lottie
    Donald Symington
    • Pediatrician
    • (as Don Symington)
    Alley Mills
    Alley Mills
    • Women's lib girl
    • (as Allison Mills)
    Alice Cooper
    Alice Cooper
    • Alice Cooper
    • (as The Alice Cooper Band)
    Michael Bruce
    • Michael Bruce
    • (as The Alice Cooper Band)
    Glen Buxton
    • Glen Buxton
    • (as The Alice Cooper Band)
    Ja'net DuBois
    Ja'net DuBois
    • Vera
    Dennis Dunaway
    • Dennis Dunaway
    • (as The Alice Cooper Band)
    • Director
      • Frank Perry
    • Writers
      • Eleanor Perry(screenplay by)
      • Sue Kaufman(from the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Neil Young song "A Man Needs a Maid" was inspired by Carrie Snodgress' performance in the film. Interestingly, a few months later the pair met and eventually became lovers.
    • Quotes

      George Prager: Well what about it, you coming over?

      Tina Balser: I um - I have to go to a committee meeting at my daughter's school. As a matter of fact I just on the way out the door.

      George Prager: Tomorrow? Wait, tomorrow's Saturday. Monday?

      Tina Balser: Monday I promised Jonathon I'd go down and pick our Christmas cards for this year.

      George Prager: [exhales annoyed] Your life really is full of crap isn't it?

    • Alternate versions
      Original version runs 104 minutes. Alternate TV version was prepared by director Frank Perry substituting different footage for many sequences; this version runs 95 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film Extra: Richard Benjamin (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Ride With Me Baby
      (uncredited)
      Written by Mars Bonfire

    User reviews31

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    Insanity comes quietly to the structured mind
    Richard Benjamin would drive anyone crazy in 'Diary of a Mad Housewife'(1970).Benjamin and wife Carrie Snodgrass are an upper- middle class New York couple, he totally absorbed with social climbing and Ms. Snodgrass bored to death with her isolated life.Director Frank Perry(David and Lisa) does an excellent job directing this sometimes funny, sometimes sad film of a materialistic, yet emotionally empty lifestyle.Script by Eleanor Perry.
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    • Carrie Snodgress---What Happened to Her After "Diary"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 1971 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tagebuch eines Ehebruchs
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Frank Perry Films Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,782,256
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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