Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

John Cassavetes

Writer:

John Cassavetes (writer)

Release Date:

21 July 1972 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.

Plot Keywords:

Break Up | Museum | Shaving | Blind Date | Los Angeles California

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gena Rowlands	...	Minnie Moore
Seymour Cassel	...	Seymour Moskowitz
Val Avery	...	Zelmo Swift
Timothy Carey	...	Morgan Morgan (as Tim Carey)
Katherine Cassavetes	...	Sheba Moskowitz
Elizabeth Deering	...	Girl
Elsie Ames	...	Florence
Lady Rowlands	...	Georgia Moore
Holly Near	...	Irish
Judith Roberts	...	Wife
Jack Danskin	...	Dick Henderson
Eleanor Zee	...	Mrs. Grass
Santos Morales
Kathleen O'Malley
Jimmy Joyce

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In 1964 Seymour Cassel appeared as a parking attendant on a segment of the series "Burke's Law: Who Killed Annie Foran? (#1.28)" (1964), which co-starred John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.

Quotes:

Minnie Moore: Seymour likes cars. He's very happy with cars.

Movie Connections:

References Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

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