Period of Adjustment (film)

Period of Adjustment
Period of Adjustment
	Theatrical film poster
Directed by	George Roy Hill
Written by	Tennessee Williams (play)
Screenplay by	Isobel Lennart
Based on	Period of Adjustment (play)
Produced by	Lawrence Weingarten
Starring	Anthony Franciosa; Jane Fonda; Jim Hutton; Lois Nettleton; John McGiver
Cinematography	Paul Vogel
Edited by	Fredric Steinkamp
Music by	Lyn Murray
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 31, 1962;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.9 million
Box office	$4 million

Period of Adjustment is a 1962 American comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill from a screenplay written by Isobel Lennart, based on Tennessee Williams' 1960 play of the same name and stars Anthony Franciosa, Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton, and Lois Nettleton. In the film; a newlywed couple on their honeymoon visit friends who are having marital problems of their own.

Period of Adjustment was theatrically released on October 31, 1962 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a moderate box office success grossing $4 million against a $1.9 million budget. The film marked Roy Hill's directorial debut and launched Fonda to bankable film stardom, also earning her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Plot[]

On Christmas Eve, two couples are experiencing a period of difficulty in their marital relationships. Newlyweds Isabel (Jane Fonda) and George Haverstick (Jim Hutton) (who had met when she was his hospital nurse), are having a problem because George has bouts of sexual performance anxiety and has quit his job without telling her. The second couple, Ralph (Anthony Franciosa) (a former Korean War buddy of George) and Dorothea Baitz (Lois Nettleton), have their problems based on the fact that he married her only for her money—and she knows it, and he dislikes her wealthy parents.^[2] The couples individually counsel each other about their insecurities, problems, and plans while drinking in the Tennessee home of one of them.

Cast[]

Anthony Franciosa as Ralph Baitz (as Tony Franciosa)
Jane Fonda as Isabel Haverstick
Jim Hutton as George Haverstick
Lois Nettleton as Dorothea Baitz
John McGiver as Stewart P. McGill
Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Alice McGill
Jack Albertson as Desk Sergeant

Reception[]

According to MGM records, the film earned $2,750,000 in North America and $1.5 million overseas, making the studio a profit of $558,000.^[1]

Awards and nominations[]

Award^[3]	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
Academy Awards	Best Art Direction – Black-and-White	George Davis, Edward Carfagno, Henry Grace and Richard Pefferle	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Jane Fonda	Nominated
Laurel Awards	Top Female Comedy Performance	Jane Fonda	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards	Best Written American Comedy	Isobel Lennart	Nominated

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "Period of Adjustment (1962) - George Roy Hill - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". Retrieved February 20, 2017.
^ "NY Times: Period of Adjustment". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2008.

External links[]

Period of Adjustment at IMDb
Period of Adjustment at the TCM Movie Database
Period of Adjustment at AllMovie
Period of Adjustment at the American Film Institute Catalog
Period of Adjustment at Rotten Tomatoes

[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] "Period of Adjustment (1962) - George Roy Hill - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". Retrieved February 20, 2017.

[NY_Times-3] "NY Times: Period of Adjustment". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2008.

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