| The Love Machine | |
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film poster by Howard Terpning |
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| Directed by | Jack Haley, Jr. |
| Produced by | M.J. Frankovich Irving Mansfield (executive producer) |
| Written by | Samuel A. Taylor |
| Starring | John Phillip Law Dyan Cannon Robert Ryan Jackie Cooper David Hemmings |
| Music by | Artie Butler (also song "Amanda's Theme") Mark Lindsay (song "Amanda's Theme") Bryan Wells (song "He's Movin' On")-Vocals performed by Dionne Warwick |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Editing by | David E. Blewitt |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 14, 1971 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
The Love Machine is a 1971 film adaptation of the Jacqueline Susann novel The Love Machine. Written by Samuel A. Taylor and directed by Jack Haley, Jr., it starred John Phillip Law, Dyan Cannon, Robert Ryan, Jackie Cooper, and David Hemmings.
Robin Stone works at a powerful TV network doing the news. He encounters an array of women, among them Judith Austin, the wife of a network executive.
Judith asks her husband Greg to promote Robin and he does so. Robin and Judith then get into an extramarital affair while her husband is in the hospital for cardiac care.
Robin's girlfriend Amanda catches on to what is happening, leaving Robin to face those who resent his sexual promiscuity, including his boss.