What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

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What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1963

0h 10m

6.0(73 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A writer named Algernon becomes obsessed with a picture of a boat on his wall, an fixation that soon consumes his thoughts and daily life. He tries to recover through therapy and marriage, but his compulsions return—drawing him deeper into the image until he vanishes within it.

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Production Companies

Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Cast & Crew

5 members

Acting

Zeph Michelis

Algernon (Harry)

Zeph Michelis

Acting

Mimi Stark

Wife

Mimi Stark

Acting

Fred Sica

Friend

Fred Sica

Acting

Sarah Braveman

Therapist

Sarah Braveman

Acting

Robert Uricola

Singer

Robert Uricola

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