Portnoy's Complaint

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A classic novel does not always a classic movie make as can be seen in this filmization of Phillip Roth's controversial, profane, and at times hilarious best-seller. Set in an analysts' office, the story reflects the stream-of-consciousness whining and self-flagellation of Alexander Portnoy, a neurotic, self-absorbed Jewish man with some serious sexual hang-ups, as he tries to sort through his childhood agonies, his somewhat bizarre relationship with his overbearing mother and milquetoast father, Judaism vs. Christianity and his unhealthy relationships with his own body and gentile women, particularly the girl he calls "The Monkey."

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Richard Benjamin
as Alexander Portnoy
Karen Black
as Mary Jane Reid
Lee Grant
as Sophie Portnoy
Jack Somack
as Jack Portnoy
Jeannie Berlin
as Bubbles Girardi
Jill Clayburgh
as Naomi
D.P. Barnes
as Dr. Otto Spielvogel
Francesca De Sapio
as Lina
Kevin Conway
as Smolka
Lewis J. Stadlen
as Mandel
Renee Lippin
as Hannah Portnoy
Jessica Rains
as Girl In Office
John Carradine
as Judge
Eleanor Zee
as Woman in Hospital Bed
William Pabst
as Inn Clerk
Tony Brande
as Cab Driver
Darryl Seamen
as Alexander (age 8)
Mike de Anda
as Mr. Harero
Carmen Zapata
as Mrs. Harero
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