A Fine Madness

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A Fine Madness (29-Jun-1966)

Writer: Elliott Baker

From a novel by: Elliott Baker

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Mabel Albertson Actor 24-Jul-1901 28-Sep-1982 Darrin's mother on Bewitched

Sorrell Booke Actor 4-Jan-1930 11-Feb-1994 Boss Hogg on Dukes of Hazzard

Richard S. Castellano Actor 4-Sep-1933 10-Dec-1988 The Godfather

Sean Connery Actor 25-Aug-1930 James Bond

Jackie Coogan Actor 26-Oct-1914 1-Mar-1984 Uncle Fester in The Addams Family

Colleen Dewhurst Actor 3-Jun-1924 2-Aug-1991 Murphy Brown's mother

John Fiedler Actor 3-Feb-1925 25-Jun-2005 Voice of Piglet

Patrick O'Neal Actor 26-Sep-1927 9-Sep-1994 Chamber of Horrors

Clive Revill Actor 18-Apr-1930 Avanti!

Jean Seberg Actor 13-Nov-1938 8-Sep-1979 Saint Joan

Renée Taylor Actor 19-Mar-1933 Sylvia Fine on The Nanny

Joanne Woodward Actor 27-Feb-1930 The Three Faces of Eve

REVIEWS

Review by Cunnivorex Maximus (posted on 9-Apr-2008)

A Fine Madness is a different kind of role for Sean Connery than what the movie-goer was used to. He plays a poet whose only published work is a book of poems called "Hellebore" (an herb said to cure madness). He is living with the brassy Joanne Woodward who works as a waitress in midtown Manhattan. Connery, as Samson Shillitoe, is employed as a carpet cleaner and constantly being hounded by an ambulance chasing-type lawyer trying to serve him with papers for back-alimony payments. Samson is plagued by depression and rage and he apparently self-medicates with alcohol whenever he gets the chance. While at work, Woodward catches part of an interview of a psychiatrist on the TV and resolves to go talk to him. She contracts with him so that he may treat Samson. Samson is sort of a dog who apparently does not take monogamy seriously and he beds his treating psychiatrist's wife. In an attempt at revenge, the psychiatrist institutionalizes Samson in order to lobotomize him. The operation does not "take" with Samson and everything returns to "normal" in the end. Please don't let my poor writing skills make you think this is not a worthwhile movie. It is definitely worth the sit-down, and along with Peter Seller's "The Bobo" is one of my favorite all-time movies.

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