Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
Some book. Some movie.
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.
- Date of release
- 1972-06-19
- TMDB
- 4.7 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Ernest Lehman
Casting
- Richard Benjamin — Alexander Portnoy
- Karen Black — Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey
- Lee Grant — Sophie Portnoy
- Jack Somack — Jack Portnoy
- Renée Lippin — Hannah Portnoy
- Jeannie Berlin — Bubbles Girardi
- Kevin Conway — Smolka
- Lewis J. Stadlen — Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen)
- Jill Clayburgh — Naomi
- Jessica Rains — Opening Girl
- Francesca De Sapio — Lina, Rome Prostitute
- William Pabst — Clerk at Inn
Interesting facts
- Based on: Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint is a 1972 American comedy film written and directed by Ernest Lehman. His screenplay is based on the bestselling 1969 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. It was Lehman's first and only directorial effort. The film starred Richard Benjamin, Karen Black and Lee Grant, with Jack Somack, Jeannie Berlin and Jill Clayburgh in supporting roles.
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