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Alex & the Gypsy

  • 1976
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
255
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Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
ComedyRomance

Alexander Main, a bail bondsman, falls for one of his "customers", a pretty gypsy girl, Maritza, who's been accused of murder.Alexander Main, a bail bondsman, falls for one of his "customers", a pretty gypsy girl, Maritza, who's been accused of murder.Alexander Main, a bail bondsman, falls for one of his "customers", a pretty gypsy girl, Maritza, who's been accused of murder.

  • Director
    • John Korty
  • Writers
    • Stanley Elkin
    • Lawrence B. Marcus
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Geneviève Bujold
    • James Woods
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    255
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writers
      • Stanley Elkin
      • Lawrence B. Marcus
    • Stars
      • Jack Lemmon
      • Geneviève Bujold
      • James Woods
    • 6User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Geneviève Bujold in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Jack Lemmon and Geneviève Bujold in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Geneviève Bujold and Robert Miano in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Jack Lemmon, Geneviève Bujold, and Robert Miano in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Jack Lemmon and Geneviève Bujold in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Geneviève Bujold in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Geneviève Bujold in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Jack Lemmon and Geneviève Bujold in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Jack Lemmon in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Jack Lemmon in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Geneviève Bujold in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
    Jack Lemmon in Alex & the Gypsy (1976)

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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Alexander Main
    Geneviève Bujold
    Geneviève Bujold
    • Maritza
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Crainpool
    Gino Ardito
    • The Golfer
    Robert Emhardt
    Robert Emhardt
    • Judge Ehrlinger
    Titos Vandis
    Titos Vandis
    • Treska
    William Cort
    William Cort
    • Public Defender
    • (as Bill Cort)
    Todd Martin
    • Roy Blake
    Frank Doubleday
    Frank Doubleday
    • Prisoner
    Joseph X. Flaherty
    • Morgan
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Young Shepherd
    Al Checco
    Al Checco
    • Nat
    Harold Sylvester
    Harold Sylvester
    • First Goon
    Clyde Kusatsu
    Clyde Kusatsu
    • X-Ray Technician
    Alan DeWitt
    • Attendant
    Eddra Gale
    Eddra Gale
    • Telephone Lady
    Victor Pinheiro
    • Mr. Chandler
    Red Currie
    • Airport Mechanic
    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writers
      • Stanley Elkin(story "The Bailbondsman")
      • Lawrence B. Marcus
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    • Trivia
      Star Jack Lemmon attended a disastrous preview with his friend Walter Matthau. When the screening finished, a distraught Lemmon asked his friend for advice about the picture, and Matthau advised him that Lemmon should "Get out of it!".
    • Connections
      Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Eric Idle/Neil Innes (1977)

    User reviews6

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    1/10
    Two volatile people--and that's one too many
    California bail bondsman Alex and the modern-day gypsy he gets of jail on $30K bail after she tried to kill her husband are two very volatile people, and that's the trouble: it's one too many. Genevieve Bujold plays the fortune teller who has a long, colorful history with Jack Lemmon, ably-cast as a cigar-smoking, middle-aged burn-out. Screenwriter Lawrence B. Marcus, adapting Stanley Elkin's novella "The Bailbondsman", takes a past-and-present look at their relationship that is not uninteresting. Years before, Alex became enamored of the virginal gypsy girl after rescuing her from her angry family; today, he's exasperated with her unpredictable behavior, lashing out at her for trying to skip town (and handcuffing her to the bedpost while they make love). This character portrait has a couple of strong scenes but suffers overall from the terrible, often offensive dialogue and from John Korty's pushy direction. It takes a real hack to make a nuisance of Lemmon and Bujold, and neither star comes out of this debacle looking good. Henry Mancini's score--plaintive plucks on a Spanish guitar--underlines the 'introspective' moments, hoping (one presumes) to create sentiment out of the pathos. * from ****
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1977 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Skipping
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia, California, USA(cemetery/funeral scene)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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