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A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total
Donald Symington
- Pediatrician
- (as Don Symington)
Alley Mills
- Women's lib girl
- (as Allison Mills)
Alice Cooper
- Alice Cooper
- (as The Alice Cooper Band)
Michael Bruce
- Michael Bruce
- (as The Alice Cooper Band)
Glen Buxton
- Glen Buxton
- (as The Alice Cooper Band)
Dennis Dunaway
- Dennis Dunaway
- (as The Alice Cooper Band)
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- TriviaAccording to Carrie Snodgress, actor Richard Benjamin insisted that he and Carrie not have any interaction off-screen in order to have their onscreen tensions be more believable and authentic.
- Quotes
Jonathan Balser: How about a little roll in the hay?
- Alternate versionsOriginal version runs 104 minutes. Alternate TV version was prepared by director Frank Perry substituting different footage for many sequences; this version runs 95 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Extra: Richard Benjamin (1973)
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A bit of Rock and roll trivial history
Singer songwriter Neil Young was watching this very movie on TV in the early seventies. He fell in love with Carrie Snodgrass,eventually meeting her and having a son with her. They never married. The incident was immortalized in song on his legendary Harvest album in 1972. The song is entitled A Man Needs A Maid . The last verse tells the story: "A while ago somewhere I don't know when I was watching a movie with a friend. I fell in love with the actress. She was playing a part that I could understand.
A maid. A man needs a maid. A maid." Lyrics by Neil Young Because of this song I searched out the movie and just loved it. When will it be issued on DVD. After reading the review by the experiment in editing guy, I would just love to see his version. I am not sure which version I saw. I think it was the darker version.
A maid. A man needs a maid. A maid." Lyrics by Neil Young Because of this song I searched out the movie and just loved it. When will it be issued on DVD. After reading the review by the experiment in editing guy, I would just love to see his version. I am not sure which version I saw. I think it was the darker version.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $2,782,256
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) officially released in India in English?
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