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

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
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7.4/10
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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.

  • Director
    • Paul Newman
  • Writers
    • Paul Zindel
    • Alvin Sargent
  • Stars
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Nell Potts
    • Roberta Wallach
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Newman
    • Writers
      • Paul Zindel
      • Alvin Sargent
    • Stars
      • Joanne Woodward
      • Nell Potts
      • Roberta Wallach
    • 42User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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    Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, and Joanne Woodward in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
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    Joanne Woodward
    Joanne Woodward
    • Beatrice
    Nell Potts
    Nell Potts
    • Matilda
    Roberta Wallach
    Roberta Wallach
    • Ruth
    Judith Lowry
    Judith Lowry
    • Nanny
    David Spielberg
    David Spielberg
    • Mr. Goodman
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Floyd
    Carolyn Coates
    • Mrs. McKay
    Will Hare
    Will Hare
    • Junk Man
    Estelle Omens
    • Caroline
    Jess Osuna
    Jess Osuna
    • Sonny
    Ellen Dano
    • Janice Vickery
    Lynne Rogers
    • Miss Hanley
    Roger Serbagi
    • Charlie
    John Lehne
    John Lehne
    • Apartment Mgr.
    Michael Kearney
    • Chris Burns
    Dee Victor
    • Miss Wyant
    • Director
      • Paul Newman
    • Writers
      • 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

    User reviews42

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    They don't make em like this anymore...
    This film has the same wonderfully subtle direction as "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter," "Diary Of A Mad Housewife" and "Goodbye Columbus." The lost 60s/70s style for dialogue films with immediately profound social messages is probably best exampled in "EGROMMM" -- Newman's daughter (Nell Potts) plays the stoic, life-dampened child who refuses to let her drunken slob of a mother destroy her brilliance.. at least for now. We're just slightly distant observers in this style of filmmaking. You won't get under anyone's skin or into anyone's head. But you may have grown up in similar circumstances, god forbid. An excellent film about the subtleties of abuse without coming across preachy in the slightest. Deeply moving.
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1973 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Wirkung von Gammastrahlen auf Ringelblumen
    • Filming locations
      • Warren Harding High School - 1734 Central Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Newman-Foreman Company
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $84,823
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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