Jack is the fastidious manager of a local supermarket. The harmless but disruptive actions of his customers frequently give him headaches, which he remedies by holding a can of frozen juice against his forehead. At home, however, Jack is consistently kind, loving, and patient with his wife and daughter. One day the child brings home a stray dog, and his life is turned upside down.
Acting
Jack Gilford's magnificently contained exasperation
Direction
Engel's documentary-like intimacy in cramped spaces
Writing
Economic storytelling: 24 minutes, zero waste
Director
Morris Engel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Little Fugitive' team's lo-fi New York indie wave, predating mumblecore by four decades.
Gilford later played Bernie Lefkowitz in Cocoon; this early role mines similar anxious decency.
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