Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 19, 1972

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.

Portnoy's Complaint

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 19, 1972

Portnoy's Complaint
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Chenault Productions
Original title Portnoy's Complaint
Directors Ernest Lehman
Writers Philip Roth, Ernest Lehman

Cast

Richard Benjamin

as Alexander Portnoy

Karen Black

as Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey

Lee Grant

as Sophie Portnoy

Jack Somack

as Jack Portnoy

Renée Lippin

as Hannah Portnoy

Jeannie Berlin

as Bubbles Girardi

Kevin Conway

as Smolka

Lewis J. Stadlen

as Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen)

Jill Clayburgh

as Naomi

Jessica Rains

as Opening Girl

Francesca De Sapio

as Lina, Rome Prostitute

William Pabst

as Clerk at Inn

Eleanor Zee

as Woman in Hospital Bed

Tony Brande

as Cab Driver

D.P. Barnes

as Dr. Spielvogel

John Carradine

as Judge (voice) (uncredited)

Arline Bletcher

as Elevator Lady #2 (uncredited)

Minta Durfee

as Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)