Willie & Phil backdrop

Willie & Phil

Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years.

Release Date: August 15, 1980

Status: Released

Genres:

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Trailer

Cast

Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean

Willie Kaufman

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Jeannette Sutherland

Ray Sharkey

Ray Sharkey

Phil D'Amico

Jan Miner

Jan Miner

Maria Kaufman

Tom Brennan

Tom Brennan

Mr. Sal Kaufman

Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Mrs. D'Amico

Louis Guss

Louis Guss

Mr. D'Amico

Kathleen Maguire

Kathleen Maguire

Mrs. Sutherland

Kaki Hunter

Kaki Hunter

Patti Sutherland

Kristine DeBell

Kristine DeBell

Rena

Alison Cass Shurpin

Zelda Kaufman #4

Christine Varnai

Zelda Kaufman #3