Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) Richard Benjamin Joanna Shimkus

A man who can't stop looking at other women finds that it might cost him his marriage in this farcical comedy. William and Lisa Alren (Richard Benjamin and Joanna Shimkus) are a young married couple whose relationship has begun to go stale. Bored and looking for diversion, William begins spying playfully on the sexual habits of their neighbors and watching attractive women passing by; while his voyeurism falls short of criminal activity, it doesn't sit at all well with Lisa. Eventually, she becomes so troubled by William's roving eye that she leaves their home and moves in with her sister Nan (Elizabeth Ashley), a harridan who has verbally browbeaten her attorney husband Chester (Adam West) into submission. At Nan's insistence and with Chester's help, Lisa begins divorce proceedings against William, but he tries to convince her to give him another chance.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Richard Benjamin
• Joanna Shimkus
• peeping tom
• voyeur

[thallassocracy]

This was Charles Webb's third novel - his first was The Graduate, which was also filmed.

The 60's was the decade when you knew it was all happening somewhere, just not where you were. So it produced some stunning voyeur films: Blow Up, Wonderwall, Candy.

Charles Webb's message was too radical for Hollywood, which is why this film is a botch.

The serious politics in his books is also why he isn't read in schools.

[msdemos]

Richard Benjamin is excellent in this film......he was normally cast in MUCH more 'clean-cut' roles, and was usually so likeable, but in this one he REALLY does a great job with the creepy, unlikeable character that he plays.

[anasosa01]

he looks like mr bean...a very horny younger version of mr bean

[mudbonehancock]

I saw the movie the exact opposite of The pursuit of happyness with Will Smith. Benjamin is a smuck who spends all day in the brokers office making trades and wondering where his life is going. times change not for the better.

[hisbiscusrose999]

Good looking guy.. 

[ftwsmp]

This movie is the only thing I ever saw Adam West in except Batman.

[Malocosa]

I love the quirky 70s music in this film. Richard plays such a good little creep in this film too.

[Kryer98]

So that's what Sidney Poitier's wife looked like in her younger days.

[mrsgarrettrocks]

This is every guy I've dated in NY! Losers losers losers...