Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 9 wins & 7 nominations total
Matthew Labyorteaux
- Angelo Longhetti
- (as Matthew Laborteaux)
George Dunn
- Garson Cross
- (as O.G. Dunn)
Vincent Barbi
- Gino
- (as Vince Barbi)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaJohn Cassavetes could not find a distributor for the film after completion, and was at one point literally carrying the reels under his arm, from one theater to another, in hopes of getting one to play his movie. Finally, Martin Scorsese, who had recently become critically acclaimed following his film Sudenpesä (1973) happened to be a huge fan of Cassavetes' work and threatened to pull his film Alice ei asu enää täällä (1974) from a major New York film festival unless they accepted this film.
- GoofsIn the scene at the end of the film when Nick and Mabel are putting the children to bed, the boom mic is visible on the left side of the screen poking out from behind the door frame just after Nick exits the room and Mabel is about to turn off the light.
- Quotes
Nick Longhetti: Mabel is not crazy, she's unusual. She's not crazy, so don't say she's crazy.
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Cassavettes The Anti-Hollywood
A man goes into a big, strange house with his family and friends. He is armed with script and camera, and proceeds to create a milestone work of American cinema the key film of the 1970s. Above all else, `A Woman Under the Influence' is Anti-Hollywood, Anti-Establishment, Anti-Film. 1970's Hollywood may have defined itself with films like Godfather, Rocky, Annie Hall, and Deer Hunter but real, unpredictable, chaotic life was Cassavettes' territory. Fact is, Hollywood will never be ready for uninhibited Mabel and her much crazier husband Nick. Nutty as she is, Mabel/Cassavettes does nothing but tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but. Hollywood at best, tells persuasive lies. So
, to get Hollywood ready for the Gospel of Cassavettes, the first thing that must happen is to banish the entire FX community; ship em to Alcatraz where they can make blockbuster cartoons for each other. Second the writers, directors and producers of said cartoons can go Vegas and try to `leave.' Those who remain will be entrusted with putting complex human beings who inhabit interesting lives and situations on the screen not `role models' who traipse through neatly-plotted, highly-improbable, beautifully photographed, committee-designed plots. Get my point? By the way, Gena Rowlands in "Influence" gives one of the finest performances of the sound era. See this film. See it now. Right now.
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- May 24, 2003
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- Gross worldwide
- $16,626
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