Rhinoceros (1974)
- Director(s):
- Tom O'Horgan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros is another American Film Theatre movie recording a notable stage production. The incomparable duo of Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, whose earlier work in The Producers is now a comedy classic, join forces here to make the surreal comedy of Eugene Ionesco's play come to life. Ionesco was a leading exponent of "theater of the absurd," and realism was the last thing on his mind. For that reason, many people find this comedy rough going. Stanley (Gene Wilder) seems to be the only one who notices that everyone in the world is turning into Rhinoceroses--Everyone. First, they are overcome by a certain indifference to human values, and then POOF! they are on all fours, knocking over buildings and eating vegetation. He confides his concerns to his friend John (Zero Mostel), but even he swiftly begins to develop certain "thickish" tendencies. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast of Rhinoceros
- Don Calfa - Waiter
- Lou Cutell - Cashier
- Percy Rodrigues - Mr. Nicholson
- Joe Silver - Norman
- Robert Weil - Carl
- Howard Morton - Doctor
- Gene Wilder - Stanley
- Marilyn Chris - Mrs. Bingham
- Robert Fields - Logician
- Melody Santangelo - Young Woman
- Lorna Thayer - Restaurant Owner
- Karen Black - Daisy
- Zero Mostel - John
- Director(s):
- Tom O'Horgan
- Writer(s):
- Julian Barry, Eugene Ionesco
- Producer(s):
- Henry T. Weinstein, Edward Lewis, Ely Landau
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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