Diary of a Mad Housewife

Not to be confused with Diatribe of a Mad Housewife, Diary of a Housewife, or Diary of a Mod Housewife.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Perry
Screenplay byEleanor Perry
Based onDiary of a Mad Housewife
(1967 novel)
by Sue Kaufman
Produced byFrank Perry
StarringRichard Benjamin
Frank Langella
Carrie Snodgress
Lorraine Cullen
Frannie Michel
Katherine Meskill
The Alice Cooper Band
CinematographyGerald Hirschfeld
Edited bySidney Katz
Production
company
Frank Perry Films Inc.
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 10, 1970 (1970-08-10)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6.1 million (rentals)[1]

Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 American comedy-drama film about a frustrated wife portrayed by Carrie Snodgress.[2] Snodgress was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe award in the same category. The film was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the 1967 novel by Sue Kaufman and directed by Perry's then-husband Frank Perry. The film co-stars Richard Benjamin and Frank Langella.[3]

  1. ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976, pg 46.
  2. ^ "Larry Karaszewski on DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE - Trailers From Hell on YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ^ Greenspun, Robert (August 11, 1970). "'Diary of a Mad Housewife' Bows: Perrys Present View of Emotional Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2014.