Directed by:
John CassavetesScreenplay:
John CassavetesComposer:
Bo HarwoodCast:
Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands, Katherine Cassavetes, Matthew Labyorteaux, Matthew Cassel, Christina Grisanti, Xan Cassavetes (more)Plots(1)
Nick and Mabel Longhetti (Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands) are a happily married couple living in Los Angeles but all that changes when Nick becomes increasingly worried about Mabel's erratic behaviour. Concerned for her mental health, he decides to have her committed to an institution to receive treatment for six months. The film follows Nick trying to cope with life as a single parent to his three kids while Mabel tries to overcome her mental illness in the hope that she can soon return to a normal life at home with her family. (Optimum Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Gena Rowlands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/426/162426346_ea7ef1.png)
Gena Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Notebook (2004)
![Peter Falk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/473/162473287_4f5ea5.jpg)
Peter Falk
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Wings of Desire (1987)
![Fred Draper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/378/161378760_969b27.jpg)
Fred Draper
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Lady Rowlands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/378/161378763_22878d.png)
Lady Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Opening Night (1977)
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
![Katherine Cassavetes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/378/161378762_d2fcc9.jpg)
Katherine Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Opening Night (1977)
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Matthew Labyorteaux
USA
Best movies:
Mulan (1998)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV movie)
Matthew Cassel
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Christina Grisanti
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
![Xan Cassavetes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307262_4b3eb5.jpg)
Xan Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Love Streams (1984)
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
![Nick Cassavetes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269469_53e0a0.jpg)
Nick Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
Blow (2001)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Face Off (1997)
![Charles Horvath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933897_aa8154.jpg)
Charles Horvath
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Spartacus (1960)
Joanne Moore Jordan
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Faces (1968)
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
Eddie Shaw
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Sonny Aprile
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Elizabeth Deering
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Faces (1968)
![Mario Gallo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494921_13fb41.jpg)
Mario Gallo
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
![John Finnegan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/045/161045072_ad372e.jpg)
John Finnegan
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Natural (1984)
![George Dunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/378/161378773_2a6278.gif)
George Dunn
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Giant (1956)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Angelo Grisanti
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Opening Night (1977)
James Joyce
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Too Late Blues (1961)
Coogan's Bluff (1968)