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Oscar-nominee Jill Clayburgh (An Unmarried Woman, Starting Over) and Richard Benjamin (Love at First Bite, First Family) star in the hilarious film based on the sexy Phillip Roth bestseller -- about the not-so-warm relationship between a Jewish boy and his mother -- that started the sexual revolution. Co-starring Oscar-nominee Karen Black (Easy Rider, Nashville) and Oscar-winner Lee Grant (Shampoo, Defending Your Life).
Original Release
06/19/1972
US Release
06/19/1972
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Benjamin | Alexander Portnoy |
Karen Black | Mary Jane Reid (The Monkey) / Mary Jane Reid |
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) / Mandel |
Jill Clayburgh | Naomi |
Jessica Rains | Opening Girl |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Benjamin | Alexander Portnoy |
Karen Black | Mary Jane Reid (The Monkey) / Mary Jane Reid |
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) / Mandel |
Jill Clayburgh | Naomi |
Jessica Rains | Opening Girl |
Francesca De Sapio | Lina |
William Pabst | Clerk at Inn |
Eleanor Zee | Woman in Hospital Bed |
Tony Brande | Cab Driver |
D.P. Barnes | Dr. Spielvogel |
Arline Bletcher | Elevator Lady #2 |
John Carradine | Judge |
Mike De Anda | Mr. Harero |
John P. Dulaney | Background |
Minta Durfee | Elevator Lady #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ernest Lehman | Producer |
Sidney Beckerman | Producer |