The War Between Men and Women (1972 Melville Shavelson)

An unexpected treat, based on the scribblings of James Thurber, written by Shavelson and Danny Arnold, charting the relationship between free agent cartoonist Jack Lemmon and mother of three Barbara Harris (A Thousand Clowns, Family Plot, Grosse Pointe Blank, Plaza Suite, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - a real gem, fantastic in this). With seventies touches (such as heart monitor opening, cartoon sketch drunken intermission). Jason Robards (twinned with her in Thousand Clowns) is the annoying ex, and Herb Edelman.

Ph Charles Wheeler
Music Marvin Hamlisch