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Feb 9, 1971 · Little Murders: Directed by Alan Arkin. With Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd, Vincent Gardenia, Elizabeth Wilson. Pitch black comedy about a young nihilistic New Yorker coping with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
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Little Murders is a 1971 American black comedy film directed by Alan Arkin, in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Elliott Gould and Marcia Rodd. Based on the stage play of the same name by Jules Feiffer, it is the story of a woman, Patsy (Rodd), who brings home her boyfriend, Alfred (Gould), to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of random shootings, garbage ...
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A satirical drama about people driven to insanity and desperation by living in New York City, starring Alan Arkin and Elliott Gould. Ebert praises the film's tight and self-consistent satire, its acting and its themes of consumerism, violence and family.
Little Murders. Patsy (Marcia Rodd) and Alfred (Elliott Gould) meet when she rescues him from a beating on the crime-ridden streets of New York City. Patsy is immediately taken aback by Alfred's ...
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- Alan Arkin
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- Elliott Gould
Little Murders (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Hey Fat Face! Through most of the credits and her morning routine, Patsy (Marcia Rodd) has heard noises of a guy being beaten up outside her New York apartmen, so she decides to rescue Alfred (Elliott Gould), in Little Murders, the first film directed by Alan Arkin, from cartoonist Jules Feiffer’s play.
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Synopsis. Patsy Newquist (Marcia Rodd) is a 27-year-old interior designer who lives in a New York rife with street crime, noise, obscene phone calls, power blackouts and unsolved homicides. When she sees a defenseless man being attacked by street thugs, she intervenes, but is surprised when the passive victim doesn't even bother to thank her.