The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
- Starring:
- Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Alan Alda wrote and starred in this tale about a big-time politician's struggles with his own morality and the corruption he finds surrounding him. He plays a U.S. Senator, Joe Tynan, who falls for a lovely lady attorney and has an affair that jeopardizes his marriage, and possibly, his career. ~ All Movie Guide
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Complete Cast:
- Alan Alda - Joe Tynan
- Meryl Streep - Karen Traynor
- Melvyn Douglas - Sen. Birney
- Blanche Baker - Janet
- Carrie Nye - Aldena Kittner
- Maurice Copeland - Edward Anderson
- Clarence Felder - Golf Pro
- Marian Hailey - Sheila Lerner
- Bill Moor - Barry Traynor
- Peter Henry Schroeder - Ned (The Senator)
- Don Plumley - Clerk at Golf Resort
- John Badila - Reporter on TV
- Suzanne Stone - Reporter
- Ben Slack - Man in T-Shirt
- Frederick Rolf - Harvard Professor
- Charles Levin - John Cairn
- Dan Hedaya - Alex Heller
- Ronald Hunter - TV News Director
- Barbara Harris - Ellie
- Rip Torn - Sen. Kittner
- Charles Kimbrough - Francis
- Adam Ross - Paul Tynan
- Chris Arnold - Jerry
- Robert Christian - Arthur Briggs
- Merv Griffin - Himself
- Kaiulani Lee - Angela
- Stephen D. Newman - Congressman Wayne Tiler
- William Shust
- Christopher McHale - Bert - Radio Aide
- Maureen Anderman - Joe's Secretary
- Leon B. Stevens - Senator Hamer
- Martha Sherrill - Woman at Golf Resort
- Novella Nelson - Carla Willis
- Walter Klavun - Waldorf M.C.
- Michael Higgins - Sen. Pardew
- Director(s):
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Writer(s):
- Alan Alda
- Producer(s):
- Louis A. Stroller, Martin Bregman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
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- 1979 - The Seduction of Joe Tynan - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress
- 1979 - The Seduction of Joe Tynan - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
- 1979 - The Seduction of Joe Tynan - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress
- 1979 - The Seduction of Joe Tynan - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress
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