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Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Comedy
Release Year: 1971
Country: USA
Runtime: 88
Languages: English
Director: Ivan Passer
Sound: Mono
Taglines:

Their story is written on his arm. If they can get a grip on each other, maybe they can turn their lives around.

Writing by: David Scott Milton - (original story and screenplay)
Ivan Passer - (screenplay)

Produced by: Philip Langner - producer
Jerry Tokofsky - executive producer

Cast: George Segal - J (JJ)
Karen Black - Parm
Paula Prentiss - Veronica
Jay Fletcher - Billy Dynamite
Hector Elizondo - Vivian
Robert De Niro - Danny
Ed Madsen - Detective
Marcia Jean Kurtz - Marlene
Irving Selbst - Stanley
Tim Pelt - Little Davey
José Pérez - Junior Conception (as Jose Perez)

Music: William S. Fisher
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Plot Outline: A paroled conman co-ordinates the robbery of an L. A. Airport bank with the arrival of the Russians Premier.
Plot: A smart-mouthed junkie/loser known as J.J. (George Segal) spends his days looking for just "one more fix".

Crazy Credits: We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
An actor portraying composer Jerome Kern is seen in an office playing "Look for the Silver Lining" on the piano, but he is not mentioned on any cast list for this film. He is simply called "Jerry" by the other characters in the scene.

Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Boom mic visible: When Aunt Waad is putting Jan to bed, the mikes shadow drifts over the pillow and sheets on the right side of the frame as the camera moves over the foot board.

Trivia: There are 3 entries in the trivia list - like these:

The film was chosen to be screened at the New York Film Festival in October 1971.
The film was the maiden effort of a production company founded by star George Segal and Jerry Tokofsky.
When Ed Madsen is chasing George Segal down the hallway, he slips and falls. This was not written in the screenplay, however Ivan Passer thought it looked so real he decided to leave it in.