The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore. After he suggests to his teenage son Freddie that he stop having an affair with suburban housewife Cheryl Gibbons, who is a distant cousin, Cheryl tries to seduce George. At home, in front of his mother, Freddie accuses his dad of stealing his girl, because he found Cheryl serving George a meal in the middle of the night, while her husband Bobby was on duty at the fire station. George then separates from his wife Helen, quits his job, moves into a warehouse, and asks Cheryl to move in with him.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
36 audience votes
Key crew
- W.D. RichterWriter
- Jean-Claude TramontDirector
Cast
- Gene HackmanGeorge Dupler
- Barbra StreisandCheryl Gibbons
- Diane LaddHelen Dupler
- Dennis QuaidFreddie Dupler
- Kevin DobsonBobby Gibbons
- William DanielsRichard H. Copleston
- Ann DoranGrandmother Gibbons
- James NolanGrandfather Gibbons
- Judy KerrJoan Gibbons
- Marlyn GatesJennifer Gibbons
- Raleigh BondUltra-Sav Doctor
- Mitzi HoagNurse
Stills
Themes
midlife crisisdrugstore