Hungry Wives (1972) on Netflix
Joan Mitchell, a housewife in suburban Pittsburgh, is unhappy in the housewife role. Curious about a neighbor rumored to practice witchcraft, she goes with a friend for a Tarot reading.
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Plot summary
Joan Mitchell lives in suburban Pittsburgh with her husband Jack, a successful and busy businessman, and their nineteen-year-old daughter Nikki, a college student. Joan, thirty-nine, is discontented and unhappy in the housewife role. Jack is domineering and occasionally violent, and he strikes her in the face. Joan sees a psychotherapist about dreams in which her husband controls her. Joan and her friends hear about Marion Hamilton, a new neighbor rumored to practice witchcraft, and one night Joan and her friend Shirley visit her house for a Tarot reading.
Cast
- Raymond Laineas Gregg Williamson
- Joedda McClainas Nikki Mitchell
- Bill Thunhurstas Jack Mitchell
- Neil Fisheras Dr. Miller
- Esther Lapidusas Sylvia
- Dan Mallingeras Sergeant Frazer
- Daryl Montgomeryas Larry
- Ken Petersas John Fuller
- Shirlee Strasseras Grace
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hungry Wives (1972)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Romero was pressured by the distributor to make the two sex scenes between Joan and Gregg pornographic, but refused; the film's budget had already been cut from $250,000 to $100,000.
