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| Director: | Elaine May | 
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| Writer: | Elaine May | 
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| Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Desperate and terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night… | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 1976 | 
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| Director: | Elaine May | 
| Writer: | Elaine May | 
| Genres: | Drama, Crime | 
| Keywords | philadelphia, pennsylvania, hitman, male friendship, on the run, bookie, one night, existentialism, woman director, intense, depressing, bold, excited, gloomy | 
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $4,300,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Peter Falk | Mikey | 
| John Cassavetes | Nicky | 
| Ned Beatty | Kinney | 
| Rose Arrick | Annie | 
| Carol Grace | Nellie | 
| William Hickey | Sid Fine | 
| Sanford Meisner | Dave Resnick | 
| Joyce Van Patten | Jan | 
| M. Emmet Walsh | Bus Driver | 
| Sy Travers | Hotel Clerk | 
| Peter R. Scoppa | Counter Man | 
| Virginia Smith | Jan's Mother | 
| Jean Shevlin | Lady on Bus | 
| Danny Klein | Harry | 
| Martin Wolfson | Candy Store Man | 
| Eugene Hobgood | Mel | 
| David Pendleton | Bar Patron | 
| Will Gill Jr. | Bartender | 
| Marilyn Randall | Shirley | 
| Reuben Greene | Franklyn | 
| Elaine May | Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| John Strauss | Supervising Sound Editor, Original Music Composer | 
| Bernie Abramson | Director of Photography | 
| Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist | 
| Vivienne Walker | Hairstylist | 
| Michele Ader | Second Assistant Director | 
| Peter R. Scoppa | Assistant Director | 
| Stan Bochner | Sound Editor | 
| Richard P. Cirincione | Sound Editor | 
| Larry Jost | Sound | 
| Marc Laub | Sound Editor | 
| Bernard F. Pincus | Sound Editor | 
| Gene Wahrman | Sound Editor | 
| Earl Gilbert | Gaffer | 
| Wayne Carson | Casting | 
| John P. Austin | Set Decoration | 
| Sheldon Kahn | Editor | 
| Edward Folger | First Assistant Director | 
| Greg Dillon | Sound Editor | 
| Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor | 
| Chris Newman | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Paul Sylbert | Production Design | 
| John Carter | Editor | 
| Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography | 
| Elaine May | Writer, Director | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Bud Austin | Executive Producer | 
| Michael Hausman | Producer | 
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