Willie and Phil

Willie and Phil

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Aug. 15, 1980

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.

Willie and Phil

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Aug. 15, 1980

Willie and Phil
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Willie and Phil
Directors Paul Mazursky
Writers Paul Mazursky

Cast

Michael Ontkean

as Willie Kaufman

Margot Kidder

as Jeannette Sutherland

Ray Sharkey

as Phil D'Amico

Jan Miner

as Maria Kaufman

Tom Brennan

as Mr. Sal Kaufman

Julie Bovasso

as Mrs. D'Amico

Louis Guss

as Mr. D'Amico

Kathleen Maguire

as Mrs. Sutherland

Kaki Hunter

as Patti Sutherland

Kristine DeBell

as Rena

Alison Cass Shurpin

as Zelda Kaufman #4

Christine Varnai

as Zelda Kaufman #3

Walter N. Lowery

as Park Bum

Jerry Hall

as Karen

Helen Hanft

as Used Cars Salesperson

Sol Frieder

as Pshchiatrist #2

Ed Van Nuys

as Official Clerk

Jill Mazursky

as Jill

Donald F. Muhich

as Psychiatrist #1

Ann E. Wile

as Elaine

Hubert J. Edwards

as Black Kid

Allen C. Dawson

as Tall Boy

Alvin Alexis

as Short Boy

Robert Townsend

as Thin Boy

Cynthia McPherson

as Woman In Hospital Bed

Karen Montgomery

as Cute Blonde

Tom Noonan

as Man In Park

Ginny Ortiz

as Puerto Rican Girl

Louis Cappeto

as Angry Man

Karen Ford

as Movie Patron

Kitty Muldoon

as Spokeswoman

Avind Harum

as Igor

Nikokas K. Irizarry

as Wedding Guest

Madeline Moroff

as Wedding Clerk / Secretary

Mary-Pat Green

as Film Crew

Natalie Wood

as Herself

Laurence Fishburne

as High School Student

Seth Affoumado

as Classroom Student

Lionel Pina

as Puerto Rican Girl's Husband

Edy Williams

as Ashley

Jon Lonoff

as Bearded Yoga Student (uncredited)

Marianne Muellerleile

as Moviegoer (uncredited)

Douglas Rowan

as Frank-n-Furter on Line (uncredited)

Paul Mazursky

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)