An Unmarried Woman (1978)
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- R
- 2h 4min
- Comedy, Drama
- 17 Mar 1978 (Canada)
- Movie
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Jill Clayburgh | ... |
Erica
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Alan Bates | ... |
Saul Kaplan
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Michael Murphy | ... |
Martin Benton
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Cliff Gorman | ... |
Charlie
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Patricia Quinn | ... |
Sue
(as Pat Quinn)
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Kelly Bishop | ... |
Elaine
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Lisa Lucas | ... |
Patti
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Linda Miller | ... |
Jeannette
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Andrew Duncan | ... |
Bob
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Daniel Seltzer | ... |
Dr. Jacobs
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Matthew Arkin | ... |
Phil
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Penelope Russianoff | ... |
Tanya
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Novella Nelson | ... |
Jean
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Raymond J. Barry | ... |
Edward
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Ivan Karp | ... |
Herb Rowan
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Jill Eikenberry | ... |
Claire
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Michael Tucker | ... |
Fred
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Chico Martínez | ... |
Cabbie
(as Chico Martinez)
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Clint Chin | ... |
Chinese Waiter
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Ken Chapin | ... |
Man at Bar
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Tom Elios | ... |
Ice Vendor
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Karen Ford | ... |
Executive Secretary
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Alice J. Kane | ... |
Waitress
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Paul Mazursky | ... |
Hal
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Pamela Meunier | ... |
Hat-Check Girl
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Donna Perich | ... |
Sophie
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Vincent Schiavelli | ... |
Man at Party
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John Stravinsky | ... |
Bartender
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Ultra Violet | ... |
Lady MacBeth
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Paul Jenkins | ... |
Man at Party (uncredited)
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Marianne Muellerleile | ... |
Partygoer (uncredited)
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David Rasche | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alison Tucker | ... |
Alison (uncredited)
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Directed by
Paul Mazursky |
Written by
Paul Mazursky | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Paul Mazursky | ... | producer (produced by) |
Anthony Ray | ... | producer (produced by) (as Tony Ray) |
Music by
Bill Conti |
Cinematography by
Arthur J. Ornitz | ... | director of photography (as Arthur Ornitz) |
Editing by
Stuart H. Pappé | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
Patrick McMahon | ... | assistant editor |
José Antonio Torres | ... | assistant editor (as José A. Torres) |
Production Design by
Pato Guzman |
Set Decoration by
Edward Stewart |
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky | ... | (costumes by) |
Makeup Department
William A. Farley | ... | hairdresser (as Bill Farley) |
Mike Maggi | ... | makeup |
Production Management
Terence A. Donnelly | ... | unit production manager (as Terry Donnelly) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terence A. Donnelly | ... | assistant director (as Terry Donnelly) |
Thomas John Kane | ... | second assistant director (as Tom Kane) |
Art Department
Andy Warhol | ... | contributing painter |
Sound Department
Les Fresholtz | ... | re-recording mixer |
Dennis Maitland | ... | recording mixer |
Michael Minkler | ... | re-recording mixer |
Arthur Piantadosi | ... | re-recording mixer |
Sharron Miller | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Sam F. Shaw | ... | sound effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Cappeta | ... | key grip (as Louis Cappeto) |
Willie Meyerhoff | ... | gaffer |
Lou Barlia | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Joseph Di Pasquale | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Sal Martorano | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Sylvia Fay | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beverly Cycon | ... | wardrobe: women's |
Max Soloman | ... | wardrobe: men's (as Max Solomon) |
Music Department
Robert H. Raff | ... | music editor |
Bill Conti | ... | conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Peter T. Myers | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Tony Ortega | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Kay Chapin | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Robert Bechtle | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Frank Bramblett | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
John Chamberlain | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
John Clem Clarke | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Colette | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Robert Cottingham | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
John DeAndrea | ... | contributing painter and sculptor (as John Deandrea) |
Porfirio DiDonna | ... | contributing painter and sculptor (as Porfirio Didonna) |
Tom Folino | ... | assistant to producers |
Marilynn Gelfman Pereira | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Ralph Goings | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
H.N. Han | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Yan Hsia | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Paul Jenkins | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
John Kacere | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Lila Katzen | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Tony King | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Scott Kramer | ... | Assistant to Paul Mazursky |
P.J. Kresnar | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Alan Ladd Jr. | ... | presenter |
Ralph M. Leo | ... | production auditor (as Ralph Leo) |
Marsha Liberty | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Toshio Odate | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Peter Saari | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
John Salt | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Andy Warhol | ... | contributing painter and sculptor |
Bruce Bahrenburg | ... | publicity director (uncredited) |
Barbara De Fina | ... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
Howard R. Schuster | ... | financing (uncredited) |
Thanks
Paul Jenkins | ... | with special thanks to |
Betsy Mazursky | ... | dedicatee (as Betsy) |
Production Companies
- Major Studio Partners (financed by)
- Twentieth Century Fox (A Film by Paul Mazursky)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1978) (United States) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1978) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through Columbia Pictures of Argentina)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1978) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through 20th Century Fox Argentina)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1978) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Fox Norena Film A/S (1978) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1978) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1979) (Australia) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1980) (United States) (tv)
- Atlantic Television System (1980) (Canada) (tv)
- Magnetic Video (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox Video (1984) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- 20th Television (1994) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Fox Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Juliet Taylor & Associates (casting by)
- Sam Shaw Enterprises (sound effects)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals by)
- Panavision (photographic equipment by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Erica becomes an unmarried woman, temporarily, after her successful, wealthy husband of 16 years leaves her for a girl he met while buying a shirt in Bloomingdale's. This movie shows Erica coming to terms with the break-up while revising her opinions of herself, redefining that self in its own right rather than as an extension of somebody else's personality, and finally going out with another man. Erica refuses to drop everything for Saul, an abstract expressionist painter, simply out of love for him, because he expects this of her. Loneliness is not her problem; but problems are brought to her new sense of independence by men that start flitting around this newly "available" woman like moths round a flame. Written by alfiehitchie |
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Taglines | The ups, downs, ins, and outs of starting over See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,422,199 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Dr. Penelope Russianoff, who plays Erica (Jill Clayburgh)'s therapist Tanya, was an actual practicing psychologist. The counseling sessions were filmed in her actual penthouse apartment on West 86th Street in New York, where she saw her patients. She worked for two and a half days and was paid US $2500. She was cast after having been recommended to director Paul Mazursky by "Girlfriends" (1978) director Claudia Weill. Russianoff said that she improvised most of her dialogue, which was based on the type of therapy she gave her patients. After the movie was launched, Russianoff became a mini-celebrity. She said the role gave her "instant celebrity-hood," being recognized on the streets of New York, where she signed autographs, and got a number of new clients. She wrote several self-help books in the 1980s, including "Why Do I Think I Am Nothing Without a Man?" (1988), a book first published about a decade after this film, but with a title and subject matter that were reflective of this picture. See more » |
Goofs | The boom is clearly visible for several seconds during the art gallery scene. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Special Edition: Grease, Jaws 2, Animal House, Heaven Can Wait & The Best and Worst of 1978 (1979). See more » |
Soundtracks | Swan Lake, Op.20 See more » |
Crazy Credits | For Betsy See more » |
Quotes |
[first lines]
[Martin and Erica are jogging along the river] Martin: Jesus Christ! Look at this! My sneaker's ruined! Erica: They're only $35. [Erica takes Martin's shoe and cleans it off for him] Martin: Fucking city's turning into one big pile of DOG SHIT! [shouting at passing traffic] Martin: Come on out and take a crap on me--everybody else is. Fuck! [Martin lights a cigarette] Erica: ...been jogging for 2 1/2 miles - you're giving yourself lung cancer. Martin: I'll tell you something, Erica: the longer I'm married to you, the more you sound like my mother. Erica: Clean your own sneaker. [throws shoe at Martin] Martin: I think you wanted me to step in it. Erica: [laughing] You're going crazy, Martin. Martin: I am? Erica: [laughing] Yes. [Martin tosses his shoe over his shoulder into the river. Erica jogs away, and Martin jogs after] See more » |