| Rabbit Test | |
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| Directed by | Joan Rivers |
| Written by | Joan Rivers Jay Redack |
| Produced by | Edgar Rosenberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Stanford C. Allen |
| Music by | Pete Carpenter Mike Post |
Production companies | Laugh or Die Melvin Simon Productions |
| Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English[1] |
| Budget | $997,000[3] |
| Box office | $4.7 million[4] |
Rabbit Test is a 1978 American comedy film about the world's first pregnant man, directed and co-written by Joan Rivers and starring Billy Crystal in his film debut.[5]
This was the only directing effort by Joan Rivers, who also plays a nurse in a brief scene, while her daughter Melissa Rivers also has a bit part. Rivers' husband, Edgar Rosenberg, was producer. It was the only theatrical feature to be scored by the team of Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. Michael Keaton made his feature film debut in a small non-speaking role.
The title is a reference to the Friedman test, commonly known as the rabbit test, a medical procedure used for several decades in the 20th century to determine pregnancy.
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nytwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Baumoel, Lois (April 17, 1978). "Joan Rivers Says Teamwork Helped 'Rabbit Test' Meet Tight Schedule". BoxOffice. SE8.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 293. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ "Rabbit Test". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 19, 2016.