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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Blake Edwards |
| Stars: |
Jack Lemmon |
| Actors: |
Maxine Stuart |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Character Study · Tear Jerker · Substance Abuse · Essential Cinema · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
085391116134 |
| Release Date: |
1962 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 18min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 57min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (January 06, 2004)
UPC: 085393092924 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 57min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
J. P. Miller |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Blake Edwards's disturbing adaptation of J.P. Miller's PLAYHOUSE 90 story, starring Jack Lemmon as Joe Clay, remains an anomaly in a body of work largely devoted to comedy. Clay, a San Francisco public relations man who likes to hoist a few, meets secretary Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick), who doesn't drink, and after a short time they marry. After a few more months, Kirsten is able to put away as much liquor as her husband. As the years pass, Joe loses one job after another and his wife neglects their child until he begins to realize that both of them are alcoholics. They move into her father's (Charles Bickford) nursery to dry out, but following a couple of weeks of sobriety, they go on a binge. Joe nearly destroys a greenhouse in a fanatical search for a bottle and ends up in hospital ward. Former alcoholic Jim Hungerford (Jack Klugman) tries to persuade Joe to join an organization ro help deal with his problem, but Kirsten coaxes him back to the bottle. Lemmon is at his best and Remick has rarely been b... |
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