Little Murders

Indifferent New York photographer Alfred (Elliot Gould) has agreed to hang out with peppy interior designer Patsy (Marcia Rodd) but has no interest in a physical relationship, as first-time director Alan Arkin follows their leisure activities, in Little Murders, from Jules Feiffer’s play.

Laconic photographer Alfred (Elliott Gould) isn't the first guy Patsy (Marcia Rodd) has brought home to meet her nutty family, Vincent Gardenia her dad, Elizabeth Wilson the mom, Jon Korkes the brother, Alan Arkin directing from Jules Feiffer’s play and screenplay, in Little Murders, 1971.

Through most of the credits and her morning routine, Patsy (Marcia Rodd) has heard noises of a guy being beaten up outside her New York apartmen, so she decides to rescue Alfred (Elliott Gould), in Little Murders, the first film directed by Alan Arkin, from cartoonist Jules Feiffer’s play.