Jenny (film)

Jenny

Directed by	George Bloomfield
Produced by	Edgar J. Scherick
Screenplay by	Martin Lavut George Bloomfield
Story by	Diana Gould
Starring	Marlo Thomas Alan Alda Marian Hailey Phil Bruns Charlotte Rae Vincent Gardenia Elizabeth Wilson Stephen Strimpell Michael Mislove Fred Willard
Music by	Michael Small
Cinematography	David L. Quaid
Edited by	Kent McKinney
Production company	ABC Pictures
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corp.
Release dates	January 2, 1970 (1970-01-02)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,550,000^[1]
Box office	$2,825,000^[1]

Jenny is a 1970 film starring Marlo Thomas and Alan Alda, released by ABC Pictures. The film was rated "M" for "Mature Audiences." Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson provided Jenny 's theme song, "Waiting".

Plot

Marlo Thomas plays the title role; a young small-town woman, who moves away to the city when she becomes pregnant through a one-night stand. She meets film director Delano (Alda), who has received a draft notice and does not want to be inducted into the Army. Jenny and Delano take a liking to each other. Learning that an acquaintance got out of having to serve by having a baby on the way, Delano offers to marry Jenny, claim paternity and support her baby, if she in turn will play along, and he can avoid being drafted.

The movie follows the months until Jenny's baby is born, and the ups and downs of their in-name-only marriage (including a visit back to her family and hometown, and his ongoing relationship with another woman), as Delano and Jenny await the outcome of his draft case.

Selected cast

Marlo Thomas as Jenny
Alan Alda as Delano
Marian Hailey as Kay
Phil Bruns as Fred Callahan
Charlotte Rae as Bella Star
Vincent Gardenia as Mr. Marsh
Elizabeth Wilson as Mrs. Marsh
Stephen Strimpell as Peter

Box office

By 1973 the film had earned rentals of $2,010,000 in North America and $815,000 in other countries. After all costs were deducted, it recorded an overall loss of $1,170,000.^[1]

Nominations

The film was nominated for the Golden Globe award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Marlo Thomas) in 1971.

References

1 2 3 "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", Variety, 31 May 1973 p 3

External links

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