Synopsis
A young nihilistic New Yorker copes with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia, and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan ArkinDirector
- Fred KazOriginal Music Composer
- Jules FeifferScreenplay
Cast
- Elliott GouldAlfred Chamberlain
- Marcia RoddPatsy Newquist
- Vincent GardeniaCarol Newquist
- Elizabeth WilsonMarge Newquist
- Jon KorkesKenny Newquist
- John RandolphMr. Chamberlain
- Doris RobertsMrs. Chamberlain
- Lou JacobiJudge Stern
- Donald SutherlandRev. Dupas
- Alan ArkinLt. Practice
- Martin KoveCheckpoint Police Officer (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
new york citynihilismparent child relationshipphotographerdark comedysurrealismbased on play or musicalwedding ceremonyobscene telephone callapathy