Willie & Phil
Heads or Tails...
1980 | 115m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Paul Mazursky |
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| Writer: | Paul Mazursky |
| Staring: |
| Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 15, 1980 |
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| Director: | Paul Mazursky |
| Writer: | Paul Mazursky |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
| Keywords | polyamory |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,400,000
Budget: $5,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Ontkean | Willie Kaufman |
| Margot Kidder | Jeannette Sutherland |
| Ray Sharkey | Phil D'Amico |
| Jan Miner | Maria Kaufman |
| Tom Brennan | Mr. Sal Kaufman |
| Julie Bovasso | Mrs. D'Amico |
| Louis Guss | Mr. D'Amico |
| Kathleen Maguire | Mrs. Sutherland |
| Kaki Hunter | Patti Sutherland |
| Kristine DeBell | Rena |
| Alison Cass Shurpin | Zelda Kaufman #4 |
| Christine Varnai | Zelda Kaufman #3 |
| Walter N. Lowery | Park Bum |
| Jerry Hall | Karen |
| Helen Hanft | Used Cars Salesperson |
| Sol Frieder | Pshchiatrist #2 |
| Ed Van Nuys | Official Clerk |
| Jill Mazursky | Jill |
| Donald F. Muhich | Psychiatrist #1 |
| Ann E. Wile | Elaine |
| Hubert J. Edwards | Black Kid |
| Allen C. Dawson | Tall Boy |
| Alvin Alexis | Short Boy |
| Robert Townsend | Thin Boy |
| Cynthia McPherson | Woman In Hospital Bed |
| Karen Montgomery | Cute Blonde |
| Tom Noonan | Man In Park |
| Ginny Ortiz | Puerto Rican Girl |
| Louis Cappeto | Angry Man |
| Karen Ford | Movie Patron |
| Stephan Hart | |
| Kitty Muldoon | Spokeswoman |
| Avind Harum | Igor |
| Nikokas K. Irizarry | Wedding Guest |
| Madeline Moroff | Wedding Clerk / Secretary |
| R.M. Wexler | |
| Mary-Pat Green | Film Crew |
| Natalie Wood | Herself |
| Laurence Fishburne | High School Student |
| Seth Affoumado | Classroom Student |
| Lionel Pina | Puerto Rican Girl's Husband |
| Edy Williams | Ashley |
| Jon Lonoff | Bearded Yoga Student (uncredited) |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Moviegoer (uncredited) |
| Douglas Rowan | Frank-n-Furter on Line (uncredited) |
| Paul Mazursky | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Paul Mazursky | Writer, Director |
| Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Ernie Bishop | Set Decoration |
| Joe Cranzano | Makeup Artist |
| Pato Guzman | Production Design |
| Edward Stewart | Set Decoration |
| Louis Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Juliet Taylor | Casting |
| Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Anthony Ray | Unit Production Manager |
| Charlie Picerni | Stunts |
| Claude Bolling | Original Music Composer |
| Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Terence A. Donnelly | Associate Producer |
| Paul Mazursky | Producer |
| Anthony Ray | Producer |
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