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Cast

Peter Falk
as Nick Longhetti

Gena Rowlands
as Mabel Longhetti

Matthew Cassel
as Tony Longhetti

Matthew Laborteaux
as Angelo Longhetti

Christina Grisanti
as Maria Longhetti

Katherine Cassavetes
as Mama Longhetti

Lady Rowlands
as Martha Mortensen

Frederick Draper
as George Mortensen

Fred Draper
as George Mortensen

O.G. Dunn
as Garson Cross

Mario Gallo
as Harold Jensen

Eddie Shaw
as Dr. Zepp

Angelo Grisanti
as Vito Grimaldi

Nick Cassavetes
as Adolph

James Joyce
as Bowman

John Finnegan
as Clancy

Cliff Carnell
as Aldo

Joanne Moore Jordan
as Muriel

Hugh Hurd
as Willie Johnson

Leon Wagner
as Billy Tidrow

John Hawker
as Joseph Morton

Syl Words
as James Turner

Elizabeth Deering
as Angela

Jimmy Joyce
as Bowman

Jacki Peters
as Tina

Elsie Ames
as Principal

N.J. Cassavetes
as Adolph

Dominique Davalos
as Dominique Jenson

Alexandra Cassavetes
as Adrienne Jensen

Pancho Meisenheimer
as John Jensen

Charles Horvath
as Eddie the Indian

Sonny Aprile
as Aldo

Vincent Barbi
as Gino

Frank Richards
as Adolph

Ellen Davalos
as Nancy

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• Jun 21, 2013

  A Cassavetes film is something to truly behold and particularly a Cassavetes film involving his life partner Gena Rowlands. The meltdown of a family unit has become commonplace in many modern films but it was unique for the time and Cassavetes was truly a ground breaker.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Apr 04, 2013

  Dysfunction can be so awesomely painful to watch. Aside: props for all the Hamms spotlights!
  Ed K Super Reviewer
• Mar 02, 2013

  A Woman Under the Influence is a film I've been meaning to catch for a good while now. It's about a broken home, or perhaps the end was implying that this was a normal home, either way it's about a home. In this home there's a wife, a husband, and three kids. It couldn't be more normal, except the wife is coo-koo, and the husband is an abusive prick. Both had amazing performances, but especially Gena Rowlands. If you've seen the 2010 film Blue Valentine the style is incredibly similar. I think the main draw back of the film is that it tried to be too genuine. I was shocked by the realistic feel, but I was noticing so much that I never viewed this as a real family. It never left just a movie zone for me, which I think is contrary of the intent. I felt that the film could have been trimmed down some, but the length wasn't to big of a deal. The problem was the over kill of realism, and trying to show a regular family with there baggage, been better if Cassavates toned down trying to make it 100% life like.
  

  Daniel D Super Reviewer
• Oct 11, 2012

  One of the finest independent films out there, "A Woman Under the Influence" is a thought-provoking, ably directed and forcefully acted family drama that works just as well today as it did when it was first released, even if the subject matter isn't nearly as shocking. Both Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk have brave, completely moving performances that rank with some of the cinema's best and most realistic ones, and the scenes they share feel incredibly honest. "A Woman Under the Influence" still resonates with today's audiences, but its story doesn't justify its cumbersome length, which can be ponderous at times. Nevertheless, John Cassavetes' powerful tale of mental illness and domestic abuse is an accomplished work and a true stepping stone for independent cinema.
  Stephen E Super Reviewer

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