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Love Streams

PG-13·1984·141m

Drama

Summary

Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

Cast

Gena Rowlands

Sarah Lawson

John Cassavetes

Robert Harmon

Diahnne Abbott

Susan

Seymour Cassel

Jack Lawson

Margaret Abbott

Margarita

Jakob Shaw

Albie Swanson

Michele Conaway

Agnes Swanson

Eddy Donno

Stepfather (Swanson)

Joan Foley

Judge Dunbar

Al Ruban

Milton Kravitz

Tom Badal

Sam the Lawyer

Risa Blewitt

Debbie Lawson

David Rowlands

The Psychiatrist

Robert Fieldsteel

Dr. Williams

Raphael De Niro

Billy

Tony Brubaker

Frank

John Roselius

Ken

Jessica St. John

Dottie

Frank Beetson

Cashier (Bowling Alley)

John Finnegan

Taxi Driver (Animals)

Gregg Berger

Taxi Driver

John Qualls

Taxi Driver

Christopher O'Neal

Phyllis George Delano

Susan Wolf

Jade Meadows Swift

Doe Avedon

Mrs. Kiner

Xan Cassavetes

Back Up Singer

Dominique Davalos

Back Up Singer

Julie Allan

Charlene

Renee Le Flore

Renee

Leslie Hope

Joanie

Joan Dykman

Phyllis

Bronwyn Bober

Jeanine

Victoria Morgan

Laurie

Barbara DiFrenza

Mary

Cindy Davidson

Annette

Jamie Horton

Porter (Victoria Station)

François Duhamel

Porter (Paris)

Geraldine Hofstatter

Judy Macy

Kathryn Donno

Carla Fredrichs

Carolyn Baker

Maid

William C. Thompson

Porter (Las Vegas)

Avraham Leibman

Porter (Las Vegas)

Michael Stein

Porter (Las Vegas)

Phedon Papamichael

Taxi Driver

Jim Jones

Taxi Driver

Leonard P. Geer

Lenny

Neil Bell

The Dog Man

George Endoso

House Man

Kelly Lawrence

Female Impersonator

Logan Carter

Female Impersonator

Christopher Morley

Female Impersonator

Joe LeFlore

Bartender

Michael O. Gallant

Bartender

Al Lopez

Jumbo

Jim the Dog

Bo Harwood

Musician

Bobbi Permanent

Musician

William Henderson

Musician

Philip S. Johnson

Musician

Alfred McKibbon

Musician

Sid Page

Musician

John G. Titmus

Musician

Richard Treat

Musician

Crew

Director, Screenplay

John Cassavetes

Screenplay, Theatre Play

Ted Allan

Reviews

talisencrw

January 15, 2016

It was wonderful seeing John Cassavetes and wife Gena Rowlands play brother and sister, each with serious sanity issues, in 'Love Streams' (I had only previously seen them together in the stellar 'Opening Night', my favourite Cassavetes film), from a script he co-wrote with the author of the 1980 stage play, Ted Allan (Cassavetes' character, Robert Harmon, was originally played by Jon Voight on stage). While his earliest film, 'Shadows', is least pleasing to me simply because I don't feel his cast there was of the quality necessary to handle that large degree of spontaneity and improvisation, by two decades later, he had refined (and perhaps perfected) his approach, and it's a great day for the two stars as well as stock company mainstay Seymour Cassel, who's always a treat to see. I strongly urge that if you have a sibling you love but currently have problems relating with, to take the time, watch the film with them, and learn something about yourself. This is probably the finest moment of Golan-Globus Films as well...