Alan Arkin made his directorial debut with this bitingly funny black comedy. Meet the Newquists - a family in a typical American city where riots, muggings and sniper attacks are a way of life. It turns out, though, that violence is great for daughter Patsy's (Marcia Rodd) love life! A feisty interior designer, she begins dating a passive photographer (Elliot Gould), after she rescues him from muggers. Convinced that they are a match made in heaven, the young couple struggles to survive in a crazy city where anything goes. Donald Sutherland and Vincent Gardenia round out the all-star cast in this hilarious classic from Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer (Carnal Knowledge).

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Little Murders (1971)

Comedy · 2/9/1971

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Alan Arkin made his directorial debut with this bitingly funny black comedy. Meet the Newquists - a family in a typical American city where riots, muggings and sniper attacks are a way of life. It turns out, though, that violence is great for daughter Patsy's (Marcia Rodd) love life! A feisty interior designer, she begins dating a passive photographer (Elliot Gould), after she rescues him from muggers. Convinced that they are a match made in heaven, the young couple struggles to survive in a crazy city where anything goes. Donald Sutherland and Vincent Gardenia round out the all-star cast in this hilarious classic from Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer (Carnal Knowledge).

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Cast
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Elliott Gould

Alfred Chamberlain
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Marcia Rodd

Patsy Newquist
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Vincent Gardenia

Mr. Newquist
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Elizabeth Wilson

Mrs. Newquist
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Jon Korkes

Kenny Newquist
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John Randolph

Mr. Chamberlain
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Doris Roberts

Mrs. Chamberlain
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Lou Jacobi

Judge Stern
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Donald Sutherland

Rev. Dupas
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Alan Arkin

Lt. Practice
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Martin Kove

(uncredited)
Crew
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Alan Arkin

Director
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Jules Feiffer

Writer
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Little Murders

(DVD)

6/1/2004

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