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Cast
- Sean ConnerySamson Shillitoe
- Joanne WoodwardRhoda Shillitoe
- Jean SebergLydia West
- Colleen DewhurstDr. Vera Kropotkin
- Jackie CooganMr. Fitzgerald
- Patrick O'NealDr. Oliver West
- Clive RevillDr. Menken
- Werner PetersDr. Freddie Vorbeck
- John FiedlerDaniel K. Papp
- Kay MedfordMrs. Fish
Recommendations
- 75
The A.V. Club
Madness lacks sympathetic characters and a well-structured plot, but its manic energy takes it far. - 70
Variety
Too heavyhanded to be comedy, yet too light to be called drama, the well-mounted production depicts a non-conformist poet-stud in an environment of much sex, some violence and modern headshrinking. Fine direction and some good characterizations enhance negative script outlook. - 70
The New York Times
Like its careening, footloose hero, A Fine Madness needs discipline. But you'll never guess what lurks around the bend, from gold to brass. - 70
Time Out
An engaging, sharply scripted comedy (Elliott Baker, from his own novel), with Connery oddly but not inaptly cast as a poet driven berserk by the frustrations of wage-earning in New York. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Director Irvin Kershner (The Empire Strikes Back) moves the comedic action along at a rapid- pace. [02 Jul 2006, p.E13] - 60
The New Yorker
Uneven and it has unresolved areas, but it also has a 60s charge to it. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Director Kershner demonstrates fine visual talents in his use of New York locations.
