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Plot

Sex and the Married Woman stars Joanna Pettet as a housewife and Barry Newman as her liberal-minded husband. Encouraging his wife to find her "inner self," Newman has no notion that Pettet will translate this invitation into writing a book based on the sex habits of her friends and neighbors. The book becomes a best-seller, Pettet becomes a celebrity, and Newman seethes with envy. When first telecast in 1977, Sex and the Married Woman was advertised on the basis of its large cast of celebrity cameos (Jayne Meadows, Keenan Wynn, etc.) Virtually ignored was the fourth-billed F. Murray Abraham, seven years away from his Oscar win as Salieri in 1984's Amadeus.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
100min.
Director(s):
Themes:
Ladder to the Top,Writer's Life,Foibles of Marriage
Tone:
Humorous
Keywords:
book,celebrity,husband-and-wife,jealousy,sex
Language:
English