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Tales of Ordinary Madness

Play trailer Poster for Tales of Ordinary Madness 1982,  1h 47m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A drunken Los Angeles poet (Ben Gazzara) who is given to excess has a series of sleazy, violent encounters with bizarre women (Ornella Muti, Susan Tyrrell).

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 19, 2023
It’s a startling movie, partly because it’s so simply presented. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Mar 27, 2009
[Director Marco Ferreri,] who has delved into the human psyche often in its mainly frustrated, exploited aspects in today’s world, seems to have found a kindred spirit in the stories of the 1960s Yank sub-culture writer-poet Charles Bukowski. Go to Full Review
Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) Aug 23, 2019
Ben Gazzara does a remarkable job. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Jul 29, 2002
2/4
Denise Gentile tries her best to save the picture but can't. The writing is too loose and the other acting is credible only in fits and spurts. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 1, 2000
C
Ben Gazzara had some of Bukowski's outward mannerisms and the same beady eyes as the poet. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Marco Ferreri

Director

Ben Gazzara

Charles Serking

Ornella Muti

Cass

Susan Tyrrell

Vera

Tanya Lopert

Vicky

Roy Brocksmith

Barman

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Tales of Ordinary Madness

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Movie Info

Synopsis A drunken Los Angeles poet (Ben Gazzara) who is given to excess has a series of sleazy, violent encounters with bizarre women (Ornella Muti, Susan Tyrrell).
Director
Marco Ferreri
Producer
Jacqueline Ferreri
Screenwriter
Charles Bukowski, Sergio Amidei, Marco Ferreri, Anthony Foutz
Distributor
Fred Baker Films
Production Co
Ginis Films, 23 Giugno, Roma
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 3, 1982, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 19, 2008
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Mono
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