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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