Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)

A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.

Director:

John Cassavetes

Writer:

John Cassavetes

Stars:

Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gena Rowlands	...	Minnie
Seymour Cassel	...	Moskowitz
Val Avery	...	Zelmo Swift
Timothy Carey	...	Morgan Morgan (as Tim Carey)
Katherine Cassavetes	...	Sheba Moskowitz
Elizabeth Deering	...	Girl
Elsie Ames	...	Florence
Lady Rowlands	...	Georgia Moore
Holly Near	...	Irish
Judith Roberts	...	Wife
Jack Danskin	...	Dick Henderson
Eleanor Zee	...	Mrs. Grass
Sean Joyce	...	Ned
David Rowlands	...	Minister
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darren Moloney	...	Jim's Son

Storyline

Minnie breaks up with her married boyfriend and becomes disillusioned. However, she begins to learn that there is hope for love and romance in a desperate world when she meets a crazy car-parker named Seymour.

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | written by director | date | cigarette smoking | swimming pool | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

GP

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of seven cinema movie collaborations of Seymour Cassel as an actor and John Cassavetes as a writer-director. The films are Faces (1968), Shadows (1958), Love Streams (1984), Opening Night (1977), Too Late Blues (1961), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976).

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Goofs

When Moskowitz is carrying Minnie in the living room, she has a lit cigarette in her hand. After he carries her upstairs to her bedroom and puts her down on the bed, she has no cigarette in her hand.

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Quotes

Seymour Moskowitz: I think about you so much, I forget to go to the bathroom!

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Connections

References Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

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Soundtracks

I Know What Youre Doing
(uncredited)
Written by Bo Harwood

User Reviews

It's okay to be crazy.

Life is crazy. You're crazy, I'm crazy, we're all crazy. We're all a little bit Minnie, and a little bit Moskowitz. Sometimes it does seem best to be sensible...but then what might you be missing out on?

You gotta be you. You don't have to park cars and semi-randomly yell at people, but you can't hide yourself behind a veil (or dark sunglasses) and pretend and act like everything is okay. And sometimes, you really do have to throw caution to the wind, because why else are you alive?

I'm not going to 'rate' this love compared to Cassavetes' other movies, because they are all absolutely 100% unique works and each their own individual act of expression and exploration of our lives. In that sense they are all great, and comparisons are odious. For sure, this movie has that one crazy, sometimes maddening, but ultimately wonderful and freeing quality that all his movies have- you never know what's going to happen next, and you never know what the characters are going to think, do, or feel next. Neither do the characters themselves- and do we really want to live our lives any other way? Unlike Moskowitz, you can have a great job and judiciously sock away money into your IRA, but still live the life of an adventurer inside- in your feelings, your spirit, and your very experience of life. Yeah, we can have it both ways, that's what Cassavetes shows us. Thank God somebody did.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 1972 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

John Cassavetes' Minnie and Moskowitz

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art - 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Faces Music, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1