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The Love Machine (1971) - Movie Browser

Sex, power, and shoulder pads: the 70s corporate ladder was wild.

sleazy prestigecampy melodramasoap opera chic

Overview

An ambitious TV newscaster has an affair with the wife of a network executive to get a promotion.

Content warning

based on novel or book homosexuality scandal extramarital affair tv news anchor rise to power television network job promotion ruthlessness manipulative woman+2 more

transactional intimacymedia exploitationgendered power dynamicsmoral bankruptcy

Standout Aspects

Costume

Dyan Cannon's wardrobe deserves its own billing.

Acting

Robert Ryan's final performance: dignified in undignified material.

Best for:Streaming·Solo·Background

Heads up:Sexual Content

Director

Jack Haley Jr.

ReleasedAug 14, 1971

Runtime1h 48m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Frankovich Productions

Top Cast

John Phillip Law

Robin Stone

Dyan Cannon

Judith Austin

Robert Ryan

Gregory 'Greg' Austin

Jackie Cooper

Danton Miller

David Hemmings

Jerry Nelson

William Roerick

Cliff Dorne

Maureen Arthur

Ethel Evans

Shecky Greene

Christie Lane

Clinton Greyn

Alfie Knight

Sharon Farrell

Maggie Stewart

Alexandra Hay

Tina St. Claire

Greg Mullavey

Bob Summers

Edith Atwater

Mary

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