Well then....if that is all the Internet Movie Database has to say....LOL
This is one of those movies with really weird scenes. There is a lot...WAY LOT of drinking so maybe that should explain things. They drink so much and act so stupid you almost feel sorry for them. You know when you have a Girls Night Out and there is always that ONE friend who drinks way too much and dances all weird and thinks she is funny (ok...I know I have been THAT girl once or twice...LOL)? Well almost everyone in the movie is THAT girl. Everyone but Jeanie (and her friend on one scene) and this gal makes a living off of a "good time".
She is absolutly my favorite character in this movie. Gena Rowlands playing her might have SOMETHING to do with it, along with other reasons I will not get into (that would take my entire blog into a new direction).
Richard meets Jeanie while out at "the Losers" coctail lounge with a friend. They have a few laughs, the friend offends Jeanie because she has no use for him and they leave. Richard arrives home to his attractive wife, more drinks, and a hot meal. Richards wife (I forget her name, sorry) tries to keep things interesting. She is pretty, seems to be able to hold a conversation, and tries to keep life interesting....but she is "not a sex machine" as she tells Richard. You see, Richard is all wound up from being at Jeanie's house without "release" and would rather stay in than go to a movie as his wife suggests. A few more "words" and Richard announces he wants a divorce. No discussion...he will send for his clothes in the morning. Richard is cruel in this scene...but then it seems we are not really "in" on teh entire situation. I feel as I walked in durring the middle of something. I mean surely he does not want a divorce because he is bored? His wife does not amuse him? Their dinner conversation was going so well before.... I mean the wife even told a story about how her friend's husband talks in his sleep about "kissing a women.....(down there she motions)".
Side note, this is one of the first films in cinema history to talk openly about cunnilingus (from IMDb)
Oh....after the "I want a divorce" anouncement and in front of his wife, Richard calls Jeanie to ask if he can see her again that night. He is just cruel.
He is no better to Jeanie. I know, I know...she is a "Pro" and should not have feelings but she falls for this creep. This old, wrinkled, and I am sure smelly from the amount of liquor and smokes he consumes, creep.
While Richard is being entertained by the beautiful Jeanie (remember she is played by Gena Rowlands), his wife calls up her gal pals and hits the town. These ladies are middle aged, upper middle class housewives... and they are living it up. They head to a night club, drink (of course), dance, and meet a young (supposed to be good looking, I guess) man....who they bring home (to Richard's house). He charms the high heels off of several of the women but when they all head home, for being offended in one way or another, he stays with "the wife" (goodness I wish I could remember her name...LOL). Well as you can imagine Richard comes home..... and this is where I will leave you to see the movie for yourself.
This was an independant movie directed by John Cassavetes who you might know as the director of Rosemary's Baby. Cassavetes was married to Gena Rowlands.
...oh and Richard was played by John Marley.
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