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''Am I weird? Nah!'' Writer And Director Richard Benner's 1980 Screen Adaptation Of Albert Innaurato's Hit 1977 Broadway Play Comedy "Gemini" Starring Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, Alan Rosenberg, David Marshall Grant And Sarah Holcomb, Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD, MP4 Video Download Or USB Flash Drive! (Color, 1 Hour 47 Minutes.) #HappyBirthdayGemini #GeminiPlay #Gemini #RichardBenner #AlbertInnaurato #MadelineKahn #RitaMoreno #RobertViharo #AlanRosenberg #DavidMarshallGrant #SarahHolcomb #Broadway #Stage #Theater #Theatre #Movies #Film #Hollywood #USCinema #CinemaOfTheUS #Philadelphia #SouthPhiladelphia #DVD #MP4 #VideoDownload
Director:
Richard Benner
Writers:
Albert Innaurato (Play), Richard Benner (Screenplay)
Cast:
Madeline Kahn ... Bunny Weinberger
Rita Moreno ... Lucille Pompi
Robert Viharo ... Nick Geminiani
Alan Rosenberg ... Francis Geminiani
Sarah Holcomb ... Judith Hastings
David Marshall Grant ... Randy Hastings
Timothy Jenkins ... Herschel Weinberger
David McIlwraith ... Sam Weinberger
Maura Swanson ... Mary O'Donnel
Richert Easley ... Judge
John William Kennedy ... O'Donnel
Michael Donaghue ... Father McBride
Alberto De Rosa ... Dominique (as Alberto de Rosa)
Michael Holton ... Court Clerk
A. Frank Ruffo ... Jerry
Happy Birthday, Gemini is a 1980 comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Benner and starring Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, Alan Rosenberg, Sarah Holcomb, David Marshall Grant and Timothy Jenkins. It is based on Albert Innaurato's play Gemini, became the fourth longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history. Set in the backyard of a blue-collar South Philadelphia neighborhood early in the summer of 1973, the comedy-drama focuses on the 21st birthday celebration of Harvard student Francis Geminiani. In attendance are his divorced blue collar father Fran and Fran's widowed girlfriend Lucille, next-door neighbor Bunny Weinberger and her overweight son Herschel, and Francis' classmates, the wealthy WASP Hastings siblings; Judith (who seeks romance with Francis) and Randy (the object of Francis' unexpressed affection), who have arrived unexpectedly, much to their friend's dismay. All are dysfunctional to varying degrees, and the interactions among them provide the film and play with their comic and dramatic moments. Crucial to the popularity of these works was a 30-second television commercial that aired in the New York area, inviting audiences to the "party" and introducing each character with notable catchphrases such as "Take human bites!" and "I'm not hungry; I'll just pick." Although Gemini was denied a single Tony Award nomination, it was popular with audiences who ordinarily did not go to Broadway plays and became the fourth longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history.