Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.
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Film Cast:

• Nick Longhetti: Peter Falk
• Mabel Longhetti: Gena Rowlands
• George Mortensen: Fred Draper
• Martha Mortensen: Lady Rowlands
• Margaret Longhetti: Katherine Cassavetes
• Angelo Longhetti: Matthew Labyorteaux
• Tony Longhetti: Matthew Cassel
• Maria Longhetti: Christina Grisanti
• Garson Cross: George Dunn
• Harold Jensen: Mario Gallo
• Dr. Zepp: Eddie Shaw
• Vito Grimaldi: Angelo Grisanti
• Eddie: Charles Horvath
• Bowman: James Joyce
• Clancy: John P. Finnegan
• Gino: Vincent Barbi
• Aldo: Cliff Carnell
• Adolph: Frank Richards
• Willie Johnson: Hugh Hurd
• Billy Tidrow: Leon Wagner
• Dominique Jensen: Dominique Davalos
• Adrienne Jensen: Xan Cassavetes
• John Jensen: Pancho Meisenheimer
• Aldo: Sonny Aprile
• Nancy: Ellen Davalos
• Muriel: Joanne Moore Jordan
• Joseph Morton: John Hawker
• James Turner: Sylvester Words
• Angela: Elizabeth Deering
• Tina: Jackie Peters
• Principal: Elsie Ames
• Adolph: N.J. Cassavetes

Film Crew:

• Gaffer: David V. Lester
• Assistant Camera: Frederick Elmes
• Additional Photography: Caleb Deschanel
• Writer: John Cassavetes
• Director of Photography: Al Ruban
• Second Unit Director: Gary Graver
• Producer: Sam Shaw
• Additional Photography: R. Michael Stringer
• Continuity: Elaine Kagan
• Sound: Bo Harwood
• Supervising Editor: Tom Cornwell
• Lighting Technician: Mitch Breit
• Editor: David Armstrong
• Editor: Sheila Viseltear
• Still Photographer: Brian Hamill
• Assistant Camera: Anthony R. Palmieri
• Boom Operator: Nick Spaulding
• Camera Operator: David B. Nowell
• Executive In Charge Of Post Production: Robert Heffernan
• Camera Operator: Michael Ferris
• Art Direction: Phedon Papamichael
• Editor: Beth Bergeron
• First Assistant Director: Jack Corrick
• Key Grip: Cliff Carnell
• Sound Mixer: Michael Denecke
• Assistant Camera: Leslie Otis
• Second Assistant Director: Roger Slager
• Graphic Designer: Steve Hitter
• Props: Kevin Joyce
• Production Secretary: Carole K. Smith
• Lighting Technician: Merv Dayan
• Assistant Camera: Larry Silver
• Lighting Technician: Bo Taylor
• Lighting Technician: Chris Taylor

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