Portnoy's Complaint
Some book. Some movie.
1972 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Ernest Lehman |
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| Writer: | Ernest Lehman, Philip Roth |
| Staring: |
| During a session with his psychoanalyst, Alexander Portnoy rants about everything that is bothering him. His complaints include his childhood and his family with an emphasis on his mother, his sexual fantasies and the problems that he has with women, and his obsessive feelings about his Judaism. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 19, 1972 |
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| Director: | Ernest Lehman |
| Writer: | Ernest Lehman, Philip Roth |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | relationship |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Chenault Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Benjamin | Alexander Portnoy |
| Karen Black | Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey |
| Lee Grant | Sophie Portnoy |
| Jack Somack | Jack Portnoy |
| Renée Lippin | Hannah Portnoy |
| Jeannie Berlin | Bubbles Girardi |
| Kevin Conway | Smolka |
| Lewis J. Stadlen | Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen) |
| Jill Clayburgh | Naomi |
| Jessica Rains | Opening Girl |
| Francesca De Sapio | Lina, Rome Prostitute |
| William Pabst | Clerk at Inn |
| Eleanor Zee | Woman in Hospital Bed |
| Tony Brande | Cab Driver |
| D.P. Barnes | Dr. Spielvogel |
| John Carradine | Judge (voice) (uncredited) |
| Arline Bletcher | Elevator Lady #2 (uncredited) |
| Minta Durfee | Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited) |
| Mike De Anda | Mr. Harero (uncredited) |
| John P. Dulaney | Background (uncredited) |
| Burt Richards | Street Vendor (uncredited) |
| Darryl Seamen | Alexander, Age 8 (uncredited) |
| Yaffa Sharir | Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Carmen Zapata | Mrs. Harero (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Ernest Lehman | Director, Screenplay |
| George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Gordon Scott | Editor |
| Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Wally Jones | Assistant Director |
| Frank L. Brown | Set Dresser |
| Bruce Wright | Sound |
| Jim Danforth | Visual Effects |
| Bill Johnson | Camera Operator |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Philip Roth | Novel |
| Charles H. Schram | Makeup Artist |
| Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Donna Garrett | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sidney Beckerman | Producer |
| Ernest Lehman | Producer |
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