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| Directed by | Tom Noonan |
| Produced by | Michael D. Aglion Scott Macaulay Robin O'Hara |
| Written by | Tom Noonan |
| Starring | Tom Noonan Wallace Shawn Karen Young Julie Haggerty |
| Music by | Tom Noonan (as Ludovico Sorret) |
| Cinematography | Joe DeSalvo |
| Editing by | Tom Noonan (as Richmond Arrley) |
| Distributed by | Artistic License |
| Release date(s) | August 16, 1996 |
| Running time | 119 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Wife is a 1995 film written and directed by Tom Noonan, based on his play Wifey. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival.
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Two couples bicker over one night of heavy drinking.
| Actor | Role |
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| Tom Noonan | Jack |
| Wallace Shawn | Cosmo |
| Karen Young | Arlie |
| Julie Haggerty | Rita |
Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a mixed review:
| “ | The Wife begins promisingly, but once Mr. Noonan's screenplay lurches into comic caricature, the movie loses its psychological authority... You are more inclined to laugh derisively at the characters than to sympathize with them... The detailed ensemble acting goes a long way toward covering up some of the screenplay's holes.[1] | ” |