Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace, and also between his career as a successful illustrator and his feeling that he might still produce something worthwhile.
Acting
George Segal's sweaty desperation is almost too real
Direction
Kershner finds poetry in fluorescent-lit kitchens
Writing
Dialogue that stings with recognizable cowardice
Director
Irvin Kershner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Kershner's pivot from TV to features, proving he could do intimate human drama before George Lucas handed him a lightsaber.
The film captures a specific 1970 moment when 'creative' jobs became corporate, and Brooks's illustrator gig at a Mad Men-esque agency feels depressingly contemporary.
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