Portnoy's Complaint

4.333

101 minutes

6/19/1972

Overview

During a session with his psychoanalyst, Alexander Portnoy rants about everything that is bothering him. His complaints include his childhood and his family with an emphasis on his mother, his sexual fantasies and the problems that he has with women, and his obsessive feelings about his Judaism.

Cast List

Richard Benjamin
as Alexander Portnoy
Karen Black
as Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey
Lee Grant
as Sophie Portnoy
Jack Somack
as Jack Portnoy
Renée Lippin
as Hannah Portnoy
Jeannie Berlin
as Bubbles Girardi
Kevin Conway
as Smolka
Lewis J. Stadlen
as Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen)
Jill Clayburgh
as Naomi
Jessica Rains
as Opening Girl
Francesca De Sapio
as Lina, Rome Prostitute
William Pabst
as Clerk at Inn
Eleanor Zee
as Woman in Hospital Bed
Tony Brande
as Cab Driver
D.P. Barnes
as Dr. Spielvogel
John Carradine
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
as Elevator Lady #2 (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
as Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)
Mike De Anda
as Mr. Harero (uncredited)
John P. Dulaney
as Background (uncredited)
Burt Richards
as Street Vendor (uncredited)
Darryl Seamen
as Alexander, Age 8 (uncredited)
Yaffa Sharir
as Stewardess (uncredited)
Carmen Zapata
as Mrs. Harero (uncredited)