The Trouble With People

November. 12,1972      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The overall title for five short sketches by Neil Simon. 1: "The Greasy Diner." The story of a couple who enter a diner, take one look around, then wish they had never entered. 2: "The Man Who Got a Ticket." The story of a driver who is issued 369 summonses by a confused computer. 3: "The Night Visitor." The efforts of a detective to catch an elusive prowler. 4: "The Office Sharers." The story of Ernie and Ben, friends who have worked side by side for eight years without an argument until... 5: "Double Trouble." The story of a husband who wrenches his back while closing the window for his wife who has the chills.

James Coco as  Husband (Story 1)
Dena Dietrich as  Wife (Story 1)
Doris Roberts as  Waitress (Story 1)
George C. Scott as  Driver (Story 2)
Renée Taylor as  Lure (Story 3)
Joseph Campanella as  Detective (Story 3)
Gene Wilder as  Ernie (Story 4)
Jack Weston as  Ben (Story 4)
Alan Arkin as  Husband (Story 5)
Valerie Harper as  Wife (Story 5)

Reviews

SpuffyWeb
1972/11/12

Sadly Over-hyped

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SoTrumpBelieve
1972/11/13

Must See Movie...

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SanEat
1972/11/14

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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Hadrina
1972/11/15

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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