

Little Murders
1971 · Movie · 1h 48m · PG
ComedyCrime
"Funny in a new and frightening way!"
Overview
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
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
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)
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Themes
new york citynihilismparent child relationshipphotographerdark comedysurrealismbased on play or musicalwedding ceremonyobscene telephone callapathy























