Diary of a Mad Housewife [VHS]

Diary of a Mad Housewife [VHS]
by Frank Perry

Diary of a Mad Housewife [VHS]

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Actor: Carrie Snodgress, Frank Langella, Frannie Michel, Lorraine Cullen, Richard Benjamin
Director: Frank Perry
Cinematographer: Gerald Hirschfeld
Producer: Frank Perry
Editor: Sidney Katz
Writer: Eleanor Perry
Writer: Sue Kaufman
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 95 minutes
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Goodtimes Home Video
Studio: Goodtimes Home Video

VHS Movie Reviews of Diary of a Mad Housewife [VHS]

Movie Review: A perfectly executed movie - it ought to be issued on DVD immediately
Summary: 5 Stars

Right from the first scene when Carrie Snodgress wakes up and we see the domestic hell that is turning her into a "mad housewife", we know this is going to be a great film. And it certainly doesn't disappoint. It's one of the best movies of the 1970s and a timeless monument to a certain type of life in New York. The dark humour is almost painful at times, similar to the effect created by the Victorian classic novel "Diary of a Nobody". Who hasn't known excruciatingly awful people like the film's ambitious, obnoxious husband and the plausible, untrustworthy lover? This is such a good movie that it seems inexplicable that it wasn't issued on DVD as soon as the new format came out. Why, I wonder?

Movie Review: DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE
Summary: 5 Stars

This is one of my favorite films. Because of that I was concerned about the quality of the video. It was excellent and I am watching it.

Movie Review: Great movie ... too bad the VHS was dramatically cut
Summary: 4 Stars

Anyone who likes this movie can still get it on VHS from Amazon or eBay, but they cut up the VHS version pretty bad, just so you know.

It's a great movie, as is, but one day, having already seen it on VHS, I then saw it broadcast on a local station that must have had the actual reel to reel and noticed all the cut scenes I never saw. That explained a whole bunch of things I didn't understand in. Then I read the book. I kind of went backwards!

BTW, all of you who wanted to know WHY Carrie Snodgrass didn't become a huge star? After singer/songwriter Neil Young saw this movie, he fell in love with Ms. Snodgrass, wrote the song "Every Man Needs a Maid" (Harvest), and sought her out. He also kept her at his estate fairly high on marijuana most of the time, and she also had a son with him.

She basically fell off the face of the earth from 1971-1977 and did no acting work, so she missed her "window of opportunity," but according to her, she was fine with that. She worked frequently right up to her death in 2004, but for those 6 years, she did nothing. I believe she left him in 1976. In 1979, Neil Young released the album, "Comes A Time" which reflects an obvious breakup he was going through. If anyone can find the Neil Young documentary "Journey Through the Past" you will see what I mean. BTW, Carrie is uncredited in that movie, but I don't know if her scenes have been cut since the theater release.

So, the reason she gave up her career for a few years was also the reason I sought this movie out to begin with. She didn't have a very happy life, and from what I read ... not much better than the one depicted in this film.

Movie Review: EXCELLENT!
Summary: 5 Stars

I just love the sound of Carrie's voice! OK Where is the DVD???? I agree with all the previous comments.Just an adorable film. AND Alice Cooper plays at a party!! Now where is the audio of that scene?

Movie Review: Read the Book, never saw the entire movie
Summary: 4 Stars

I have an old copy of this book (it was my 70 y.o. mother's). I have read it numerous times, and enjoyed it. I love how the book depicts life in Manhattan (I am a native NYer). They never show this movie on cable (I look for it). I saw part of it once on late nite t.v. years ago. I would like to see the entire film, I was a small child when it came out, so I did not get to see it in the theatre. Hopefully they will put it out on a DVD version soon.

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