A Fine Madness

Unrated

6/29/19661h 47m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ We should all be so crazy. ~

Overview:

A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
poet
writer
psychiatrist
greenwich village

Cast

Sean Connery

~ as ~

Samson Shillitoe

Joanne Woodward

~ as ~

Rhoda Shillitoe

Jean Seberg

~ as ~

Lydia West

Colleen Dewhurst

~ as ~

Dr. Vera Kropotkin

Jackie Coogan

~ as ~

Mr. Fitzgerald

Patrick O'Neal

~ as ~

Dr. Oliver West

Clive Revill

~ as ~

Dr. Menken

Werner Peters

~ as ~

Dr. Freddie Vorbeck

John Fiedler

~ as ~

Daniel K. Papp

Kay Medford

~ as ~

Mrs. Fish

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 4 year(s) ago
6
Kooky farce about an obnoxious nonconformist and the incompetence of mental health quacks

An abusive creative type in Manhattan (Sean Connery) has writer’s block and is compelled by his waitress wife (Joanne Woodward) to visit a psychiatrist (Patrick O'Neal), but the bore’s dallyings with the quack’s wife (Jean Seberg) worsen the situation. Meanwhile Clive Revill is on hand as a mad lobotomist.

Believe it or not, “A Fine Madness” (1966) has nothing to do with secret agent shenanigans, but is rather a zany Manhattan farce with a theme that would be done more effectively in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” (1975). Nevertheless, it’s amusing seeing Connery play a cranky, boozing, womanizing poet who cleans carpets for a living.

Woodward is also entertaining as his not-gonna-take-it wife. Speaking of which, the flick scores pretty well on the feminine front with the likes of Seberg and Sue Ane Langdon (Miss Walnicki). Colleen Dewhurst even shows up.

The film’s also worth checking out just to travel back in time to Manhattan of the mid-60s.

The movie runs 1 hour, 44 minutes and was shot on the East Side of Manhattan, plus Long Island.

GRADE: B-