Happy Birthday, Gemini

Happy Birthday, Gemini
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Directed by	Richard Benner
Screenplay by	Richard Benner
Based on	Gemini; by Albert Innaurato
Produced by	Rupert Hitzig
Starring	Madeline Kahn; Rita Moreno; Robert Viharo; Alan Rosenberg; Sarah Holcomb; David Marshall Grant; Timothy Jenkins
Cinematography	James B. Kelly
Edited by	Stephen Fanfara
Music by	Rich Look; Cathy Chamberlain
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	May 2, 1980;
Running time	107 minutes; 147 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Happy Birthday, Gemini is a 1980 comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Benner and starring Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, Alan Rosenberg, Sarah Holcomb, David Marshall Grant and Timothy Jenkins. It is based on Albert Innaurato's play Gemini.^[1]^[3]

Plot

Set in the backyard of a blue-collar neighborhood early in South Philadelphia in the summer of 1973, the comedy-drama focuses on the 21st birthday celebration of Harvard student Francis Geminiani. In attendance are his divorced father Fran and Fran's widowed girlfriend Lucille, next-door neighbor Bunny Weinberger and her overweight son Herschel, and Francis' classmates, the wealthy WASP Hastings siblings; Judith (who seeks romance with Francis) and Randy (the object of Francis' unexpressed affection), who have arrived unexpectedly, much to their friend's dismay. All are dysfunctional to varying degrees, and the interactions among them provide the play with its comic and dramatic moments.

Cast

Madeline Kahn as Bunny Weinberger
Rita Moreno as Lucille Pompi
Robert Viharo as Nick Geminiani
Alan Rosenberg as Francis Geminiani
Sarah Holcomb as Judith Hastings
David Marshall Grant as Randy Hastings
Timothy Jenkins as Herschel Weinberger

Reception

Leonard Maltin awarded the film two stars.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Canby, Vincent (2 May 1980). "Film: 'Gemini' Transferred to Screen:Growing Pains". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Maltin, Leonard (2017). Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide: The Modern Era. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9780525536192.page 588
^ Arnold, Gary (3 May 1980). "'Gemini': Crass of '80". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

External links

[nyt-1] Canby, Vincent (2 May 1980). "Film: 'Gemini' Transferred to Screen:Growing Pains". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[maltin-2] Maltin, Leonard (2017). Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide: The Modern Era. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9780525536192.page 588

[3] Arnold, Gary (3 May 1980). "'Gemini': Crass of '80". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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