The War Between Men and Women ( The War Between Men & Women )

The War Between Men and Women (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The War Between Men & Women
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Melville Shavelson

Written By:
Danny Arnold
Melville Shavelson

Actors:
Jack Lemmon ..... Peter Edward Wilson
Barbara Harris ..... Theresa Alice Kozlenko
Jason Robards ..... Stephen Kozlenko
Herb Edelman ..... Howard Mann
Lisa Gerritsen ..... Linda Kozlenko
Moosie Drier ..... David Kozlenko
Severn Darden ..... Dr. Harris
Lisa Eilbacher ..... Caroline Kozlenko
Lucille Meredith ..... Mrs. Schenker
Ruth McDevitt ..... Old Woman
Joey Faye ..... Delivery Boy
Alan DeWitt ..... Man
John Zaremba ..... Minister
Richard Gates ..... Bern
Lea Marmer ..... Old Hag

Synopsis:

Loosely based on the life and work of cartoonist and essayist James Thurber, The War Between Men and Women stars Jack Lemmon as cartoonist Peter Wilson, who, while visiting an eye doctor for his failing vision, quite literally stumbles upon Terry Kozlenko Barbara Harris, an attractive but somewhat volatile divorcee with three children. Peter has a well-documented antipathy for women, children, and dogs, so everyone he knows is rather surprised when he finds himself falling in love with Terry - and she falls in love with him. Peter and Terry get married, but her affection for him is not shared by her kids, who still idolize their father Stephen Jason Robards, a successful photojournalist; Terry's dog doesn't care for Peter, either. When Peter's eye condition worsens, leaving him nearly blind, he suggests to Terry that she should go back to Stephen for the sake of her children, only to learn that Stephen has been killed while on assignment. Peter is now the only father the children have, and he's forced to find a way to reach out to them. The War Between Men and Women's interpolation of Thurber's life and work, using both live-action and animation, was inspired by a respected but short-lived television series, My World and Welcome to It, in which William Windom starred as Thurber.

2 quirky Manhattanites crash into each other cute at an ophthalmologist's office. Peter is a grouchy cartoonist/author whose vision is failing, divorced mother Theresa is also reluctant to plunge into a relationship right now. It's not love at first sight - both have their eyes dilated, plus Peter constantly lampoons women in his work, which book seller Theresa knows well. Loosely based on James Thurber's drawings 'The War Between Men & Women,' and Thurber's life, the film features animated sequences.

The love affair Melville Shevelson and Danny Arnold originally had with the works of the late James Thurber, in their Emmy-winning My World and Welcome to It series, continues in this amusing clambake of a Thurber-like character portrayed by Jack Lemmon. The War between Men and Women comes off as a firstrate comedy peopled by some delicious humans, as well as a pregnant pooch.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 31 May, 2013.

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