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Overview

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.

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Chuck McCann
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Tuesday Weld
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Anthony Perkins
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Adam Roarke

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Director:
Frank Perry
Writer:
Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion
Release Date:
1972-10-19
Run Time:
99m
Tagline:
Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.
Genres:
Drama
Keywords:
alienation drug abuse fame film in film forced abortion lavender marriage lgbt marital tensions mental breakdown mental illness mental institution parental alienation
Financials and Popularity

Budget: 1,000,000.00 $

Revenue: Not Declared $

Vote Average: 5.9/10

Vote Count: 21 Votes

Movie Popularity: 0.9217

Spoken Languages: English

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