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Portnoy's Complaint
“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.
Directed by Ernest Lehman
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User score
13 votes
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Status
Released
Released
June 19, 1972
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
English
Top cast
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
Eleanor Zee
Woman in Hospital Bed
Tony Brande
Cab Driver
D.P. Barnes
Dr. Spielvogel
John Carradine
Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
Elevator Lady #2 (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)
Mike De Anda
Mr. Harero (uncredited)
John P. Dulaney
Background (uncredited)
