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Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)

Poster for Tales of Ordinary Madness

Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.

Cast & Crew

Director
Marco Ferreri
  • Profile picture of Ben Gazzara
    Charles Serking Ben Gazzara
  • Profile picture of Ornella Muti
    Cass Ornella Muti
  • Profile picture of Susan Tyrrell
    Vera Susan Tyrrell
  • Profile picture of Tanya Lopert
    Vicky Tanya Lopert
  • Profile picture of Roy Brocksmith
    Barman Roy Brocksmith
  • Profile picture of Katya Berger
    Girl on Beach Katya Berger
  • Profile picture of Judith Drake
    Widow Judith Drake
  • Profile picture of Tobin Bell
    Bar Patron (uncredited) Tobin Bell

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Keywords

  • beach
  • based on novel or book
  • self-destruction
  • pimp
  • masochism
  • bartender
  • poet
  • surrealism
  • arrest
  • los angeles, california
  • alcoholic
  • typewriter
  • ex-husband ex-wife relationship
  • deadbeat dad