

Lovers and Other Strangers
1970-08-12 · 104 min · ★ 5.1
Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice. Also, Susan's father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister Wilma is going through her troubles with her husband Johnny. All this is going on while Mike's best friend Jerry is trying to bed the maid of honor, Susan's cousin Brenda.
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- Directors
- Cy Howard
- Production companies
- ABC Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bea ArthurBea Vecchio
Bonnie BedeliaSusan Henderson
Michael BrandonMike Vecchio
Richard S. CastellanoFrank Vecchio
Bob DishyJerry
Harry GuardinoJohnny
Marian HaileyBrenda
Joseph HindyRitchie Vecchio
Anne JacksonKathy
Diane KeatonJoan Vecchio
Cloris LeachmanBernice Henderson
Anne MearaWilma
Gig YoungHal Henderson
Conrad BainConfession Priest
Jerry StillerJim
Anthony HollandDonaldson
Connie MasonWedding Guest
Sylvester StalloneGroomsman (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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