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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student.
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A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student.A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student.A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student.
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    • Paul Newman
    • Paul Zindel(play)
    • Alvin Sargent(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Nell Potts
    • Roberta Wallach
    • Paul Newman
    • Paul Zindel(play)
    • Alvin Sargent(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Nell Potts
    • Roberta Wallach
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    • 42User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Joanne Woodward
    Joanne Woodward
    • Beatrice
    Nell Potts
    Nell Potts
    • Matilda
    Roberta Wallach
    Roberta Wallach
    • Ruth
    Judith Lowry
    Judith Lowry
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    David Spielberg
    David Spielberg
    • Mr. Goodman
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Floyd
    Carolyn Coates
    • Mrs. McKay
    Will Hare
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    Estelle Omens
    • Caroline
    Jess Osuna
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    • Sonny
    Ellen Dano
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    Lynne Rogers
    • Miss Hanley
    Roger Serbagi
    • Charlie
    John Lehne
    John Lehne
    • Apartment Mgr.
    Michael Kearney
    • Chris Burns
    Dee Victor
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      • Paul Newman
      • Paul Zindel(play)
      • Alvin Sargent(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The play was originally produced in Houston in 1964. The movie version filmed in 1972, directed by Paul Newman and starred his wife, Joanne Woodward , and his daughter Elinor (Nell Potts). Woodward won the award for Best Actress at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
    • Goofs
      When Beatrice arrives at her sister-in-law Caroline's house, we see Caroline and her three bridge-playing friends in one shot. Later, when Beatrice yells at her brother-in-law through the bathroom door, we see the three ladies a second time in a reaction shot. Only one of them appears in both shots, although wearing a different outfit each time. The other two card-playing friends were played by different extras in each shot.
    • Quotes

      Matilda: No Mama, I don't hate the world.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Carol Burnett Show: Family Show without Guests (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      The Stars and Stripes Forever
      (uncredited)

      Written by John Philip Sousa

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    #1 on my favorites
    Number one on my list of favorites. An exceptional drama, based on the metaphor of society's role on human condition and the effect of radiation on life.

    Joanne Woodward plays an unemployed eccentric divorcee Beatrice Hunsdorfer, who is raising two young daughters. For income, she takes in boarders (in this case, a neglected elderly women).

    One daughter Ruth, a rebellious adolescence, and an epileptic, is heading into the same footsteps as her mother (a downward spiral into society's misfits). She mocks her mother after she overhears some teachers discussing her mother's past zany antics.

    Matilda, the younger daughter is an introvert, smart and a loner. She seeks refuge in her school work, mainly her science projects. Matilda for the most part is the only character in the film who has any redeeming social graces.

    I've looked for this video to purchase, but its out of print. If anyone happens to know when or where I can get one, please email me the details. I have a copy that I recorded many years ago when it played one night on a late movie show, so I have that to fall back on. But I would really like to get this movie on DVD.
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    • Jun 4, 2002

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      • May 30, 1973 (France)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Warren Harding High School - 1734 Central Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Newman-Foreman Company
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
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