Lovers and Other Strangers

19701970
GPGP
1h 44min

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan... Read allMike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatric... Read allMike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice. Also, Susan's father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister Wilma is... Read all

Director
- Cy Howard
Writers
- Joseph Bologna(play)
- Renée Taylor(play)
- David Zelag Goodman(screenplay)
Stars

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 7 nominations total

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Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Diane Keaton and Bea Arthur in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Bob Dishy and Marian Hailey in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Diane Keaton in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Bob Dishy and Marian Hailey in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Harry Guardino and Anne Meara in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Anne Jackson and Gig Young in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Bea Arthur, Richard S. Castellano, and Joseph Hindy in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Cloris Leachman, Bea Arthur, and Gig Young in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Bonnie Bedelia and Michael Brandon in Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Director
- Cy Howard
Writers
- Joseph Bologna(play) (screenplay)
- Renée Taylor(play) (screenplay)
- David Zelag Goodman(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice. Also, Susan's father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister Wilma is going through her troubles with her husband Johnny. All this is going on while Mike's best friend Jerry is trying to bed the maid of honor, Susan's cousin Brenda. —Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>

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Genre
- Comedy
Certificate
- GP
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Film debut of Diane Keaton. Film debut of Amy Stiller.

Goofs
Wilma and Johnny put their son to bed in their hotel room and continue their fight. Evidently, they go back down to the reception, leaving the boy in the room, until we see Wilma bump butts with her mother-in-law on the dance floor, taunting Johnny until he flicks her off and she runs after him. However, in the background, both of their sons are chasing each other around and dancing. Did the dark-haired son awaken suddenly and they took him back downstairs?

Quotes
Hal Henderson: Kathy, you can't help who you love and who you don't love. Now, I love you, and I want you to be happy, and I don't love Bernice, but I want her to be happy, and I do love my children, and I want them to be happy, but I don't want my wanting Bernice to be happy to take away from my love for you. But my wanting my children to be happy, while not taking away from my love for you, will make Bernice happy, and therefore make the children happy. I want everyone to be happy. Everyone. You know, that could be my biggest fault.

Connections
Features Spellbound (1945)

Soundtracks
For All We Know
Music by Fred Karlin
Lyrics by Robb Royer (as Robb Wilson) and Jimmy Griffin (as Arthur James)
Performed by Larry Meredith
Courtesy of A&M Records

Top review

10/10

A Wonderful Movie

This is a very warm and extremely funny film that for some reason seems to have been totally forgotten. It has a fine ensemble cast including Gig Young, Harry Guardino, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Bea Arthur, Diane Keaton and Richard Castellano (So Richie...what's the story?).Buy it, rent it, SEE it!! A lost classic to be sure..and it features the wonderful Carpenters song "For All We Know". This movie is a gem!

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4

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Mar 25, 2003

Release date
- August 12, 1970 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Liebhaber und andere Fremde
Production company
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
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Gross US & Canada
- $5,484,056

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Runtime
- 1h 44min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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