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What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1963•10m•6.1/10
Comedy

Ratings

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6.1/10(74)

A writer named Algernon becomes obsessed with a picture of a boat on his wall, an fixation that soon consumes his thoughts and daily life. He tries to recover through therapy and marriage, but his compulsions return—drawing him deeper into the image until he vanishes within it.

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Production

Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Zeph Michelis

Zeph Michelis

Algernon (Harry)

Mimi Stark

Mimi Stark

Wife

Fred Sica

Fred Sica

Friend

Sarah Braveman

Sarah Braveman

Therapist

Robert Uricola

Robert Uricola

Singer

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