Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

Married to the Town Drunk

Eddie (Andrew McCarthy) slaps Dorothy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) when she questions his reliance on alcohol.

Directed by Alan Rudolph.

Released in 1994 by Miramax Films.

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  • character-type: Artist
  • character-type: Drunk
  • character-type: Wife
  • character-type: Husband
  • action: Hug
  • action: Drink
  • action: Slap
  • action: Smoke
  • editors-choice: Drunken Fools
  • editors-choice: Insults / Comebacks
  • editors-choice: Getting Slapped!
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  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Biographical Dramas
  • mood: Witty
  • primary-occasion: Party Time
  • secondary-occasion: Cocktail Party
  • prop: Purse
  • prop: Tub
  • prop: Cigarette
  • prop: Gift
  • setting: Bathroom
  • theme: Addiction
  • theme: Creativity
  • actor: Rebecca Miller
  • actor: Andrew McCarthy
  • actor: Sam Robards
  • actor: Chip Zien
  • actor: Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • actor: Gwyneth Paltrow
  • actor: Martha Plimpton
  • director: Alan Rudolph
  • producer: James McLindon
  • producer: Robert Altman
  • producer: Allan F. Nicholls
  • producer: Ira Deutchman
  • producer: Scott Bushnell
  • cinematographer: Jan Kiesser
  • composer: Mark Isham
  • editor: Suzy Elmiger
  • costume-designer: John Hay
  • costume-designer: Renée April
  • production-designer: François Séguin
  • role-name: Harold Ross
  • role-name: Paula Hunt
  • role-name: Dorothy Parker
  • role-name: Franklin P. Adams
  • role-name: Eddie Parker
  • role-name: Jane Grant
  • role-name: Neysa McMein
  • screenwriter: Alan Rudolph
  • screenwriter: Randy Sue Coburn
  • year: 1994
  • studio: Miramax Films