3 Women: Dream Project
By April 19, 2004
“Sometimes I feel like little Eva, running across the ice . . . with the dogs yapping at my ass,” Robert Altman said in 1976, the year before 3 Women debuted. “Maybe the reason I’m doing all this Read more »
- United States
- 1977
- 124 minutes
- Color
- 2.35:1
- English
- Spine #230
SYNOPSIS: In a dusty, underpopulated California resort town, a naive southern waif, Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek), idolizes and befriends her fellow nurse, the would-be sophisticate and “thoroughly modern” Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall). When Millie takes Pinky in as her roommate, Pinky’s hero worship evolves into something far stranger and more sinister than either could have anticipated. Featuring brilliant performances from Spacek and Duvall, this dreamlike masterpiece from Robert Altman careens from the humorous to the chilling to the surreal, resulting in one of the most unusual and compelling films of the 1970s.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Millie Lammoreaux | Shelley Duvall |
| Pinky Rose | Sissy Spacek |
| Willy Hart | Janice Rule |
| Edgar Hart | Robert Fortier |
| Mrs. Rose | Ruth Nelson |
| Mr. Rose | John Cromwell |
| Ms. Bunweill | Sierra Pecheur |
| Dr. Maas | Craig Richard Nelson |
| Doris | Maysie Hoy |
| Alcira | Belita Moreno |
| Polly | Leslie Ann Hudson |
| Peggy | Patricia Ann Hudson |
Credits
| Director | Robert Altman |
| Writer | Robert Altman |
| Producer | Robert Altman |
| Director of photography | Chuck Rosher |
| Music | Gerald Busby |
| Editing | Dennis Hill |
| Art director | James D. Vance |
| Production executive / First assistant director | Tommy Thompson |
| Associate producers | Robert Eggenweiller and Scott Bushnell |
| Murals | Bodhi Wind |
Disc Features
- High-definition digital restoration (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
- Audio commentary featuring director Robert Altman
- Galleries of rare production and publicity stills
- Original theatrical trailers and television spots
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt
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