The Sister-in-Law

The Sister-in-Law
Theatrical poster to The Sister-in-Law
Directed by	Joseph Ruben
Written by	Joseph Ruben
Produced by	Joseph Ruben Jonathan Noah Krivine
Starring	John Savage Will McMillan Anne Saxon
Cinematography	Bruce G. Sparks
Edited by	George Bowers
Music by	John Savage
Distributed by	Crown International Pictures
Release date	1974 (1974)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Sister-in-Law is a 1974 soft core sexplotation drama film written and directed by Joseph Ruben. The plot centers around a hippie who is desired by his sister-in-law and mistaken for his underhanded brother after he returns to middle-class life. The film was his directorial debut starting his thirty year long career. The film was shot in JFK International Airport, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, USA.^[1]

The film received an R rating from the MPAA for soft nudity, soft sex scenes and some violence.^[2]

Taglines[]

"She Helped Her Husband Destroy His Brother By The Most Immoral Act Imaginable"

"She Kept It All In The Family!"

Plot[]

Robert Strong (John Savage), a singer-songwriter who has been traveling the country, makes a mistake when he goes to visit his brother, Edward (Will McMillan), and gets involved with his bored sister-in-law, Joanna (Anne Saxon).

Robert and his brother's mistress, Deborah Holt (Meridith Baer), try to help his brother get away from working in drug smuggling.

It may or may not be a mistake, which turns out deadly.^[3]

Principal cast[]

Feature film debut of Anne Saxon, who plays the titular sister-in-law. This is also the only known film appearance by Ms. Saxon. There has been some speculation that she used an assumed name while making the film.

John Savage who starred as the principle lead in this film also provided much of the music. He wrote and performed three original songs for the film.

Michael Ruben: close family member of the film's director, writer, and producer Joseph Ruben appears as the young son of Edward and Joanna Strong.

Home media[]

Like other films distributed by Crown International Pictures, The Sister-in-Law is readily available through VOD and often included in DVD collections of similar films from the 1970s such as The Pom Pom Girls and Blue Money, through Mill Creek Entertainment and other companies.^[4]

See also[]

• List of American films of 1974

References[]

External links[]

• The Sister-in-Law at IMDb
• The Sister-in-Law at AllMovie

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