Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
During a session with his psychoanalyst, Alexander Portnoy rants about everything that is bothering him. His complaints include his childhood and his family with an emphasis on his mother, his sexual fantasies and the problems that he has with women, and his obsessive feelings about his Judaism.
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Richard Benjamin
as Alexander Portnoy
as Alexander Portnoy
Karen Black
as Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey
as Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey
Lee Grant
as Sophie Portnoy
as Sophie Portnoy
Jack Somack
as Jack Portnoy
as Jack Portnoy
Renée Lippin
as Hannah Portnoy
as Hannah Portnoy
Jeannie Berlin
as Bubbles Girardi
as Bubbles Girardi
Kevin Conway
as Smolka
as Smolka
Lewis J. Stadlen
as Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen)
as Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen)
Jill Clayburgh
as Naomi
as Naomi
Jessica Rains
as Opening Girl
as Opening Girl
Francesca De Sapio
as Lina, Rome Prostitute
as Lina, Rome Prostitute
William Pabst
as Clerk at Inn
as Clerk at Inn
Eleanor Zee
as Woman in Hospital Bed
as Woman in Hospital Bed
Tony Brande
as Cab Driver
as Cab Driver
D.P. Barnes
as Dr. Spielvogel
as Dr. Spielvogel
John Carradine
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
as Elevator Lady #2 (uncredited)
as Elevator Lady #2 (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
as Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)
as Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)
Mike De Anda
as Mr. Harero (uncredited)
as Mr. Harero (uncredited)
John P. Dulaney
as Background (uncredited)
as Background (uncredited)
Burt Richards
as Street Vendor (uncredited)
as Street Vendor (uncredited)
Darryl Seamen
as Alexander, Age 8 (uncredited)
as Alexander, Age 8 (uncredited)
Yaffa Sharir
as Stewardess (uncredited)
as Stewardess (uncredited)
Carmen Zapata
as Mrs. Harero (uncredited)
as Mrs. Harero (uncredited)
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Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Screenplay
Ernest Lehman
Director
Director
Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Frank L. Brown
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Stunts
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Title Designer
Wally Jones
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Bruce Wright
Sound
Sound
Jim Danforth
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Editor
Gordon Scott
Editor
Editor
Philip Roth
Novel
Novel
Sidney Beckerman
Producer
Producer
Robert F. Boyle
Production Design
Production Design
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Costume Design
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ernest Lehman
Producer
Producer
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
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