''Middle Age Crazy'' is a 1980 American-Canadian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by John Trent, and starring

Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver ...

and

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. The film was nominated for two awards (Worst Director and Worst Screenplay) at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards.

Plot

Bobby Lee Burnett lives a simple suburban life with his wife, Sue-Ann, whose efforts to please him include having orgasms that end with her saying: "Bingo." After she throws a party for his 40th birthday, Bobby undergoes a serious mid-life crisis. He changes his wardrobe, buys a car and begins an affair with another woman. Sue tolerates it for a while and gets her own fling. However, Bobby returns home and thanks Sue for everything.

Cast

as Bobby Lee Burnett *

as Sue Ann Burnett *

Graham Jarvis Graham Powley Jarvis (August 25, 1930 – April 16, 2003) was a Canadian character actor in American films and television from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Early years Jarvis was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Margaret Biddulph (Scratche ...

as J.D. *Deborah Wakeham as Nancy Henerson *

Eric Christmas Eric Cuthbert Christmas (19 March 1916 – 22 July 2000) was a British actor, with over 40 films and numerous television roles to his credit. He is probably best known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in th ...

as Tom Burnett * Helen Hughes as Ruth Burnett *

Geoffrey Bowes Geoffrey Bowes is a Canadian actor.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Bowes, Geoffrey" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia''. He is most noted for his performance in the 1979 film ''Something's Rotten'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination fo ...

as Greg *Michael Kane as Abe Titus *Diane Dewey as Wanda Jean *Vivian Reis as Becky *

Patricia Hamilton Patricia Hamilton (born 27 April 1937 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for playing Rachel Lynde in the television mini-series ''Anne of Green Gables'', its sequels: '' Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel'' ...

as Barbara Pickett *Anni Lantuch as Janet *Gina Dick as Linda McAllister *Thomas Baird as Porsche Salesman *Norma Dell'Agnese as Valedictorian *Shirley Soloman as Condo Saleswoman *Elias Zarou as Priest *Michele Chiponski as Topless Dancer *Jack Mather as Minister *Jim Montgomery as Nancy's Boyfriend * John Facenda as Sportscaster

References

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* * 1980 films 20th Century Fox films American comedy films 1980 comedy films English-language Canadian films Canadian comedy films Films set in Texas Films directed by John Trent (director) Midlife crisis films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub