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A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.
Theatrical
Jun 22, 1966
Box Office
$33.7M
Budget
$7.5M
Return
4.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 3, 2016
Theaters
2
Director
Mike Nichols
Writer
Ernest Lehman
Producers
Ernest Lehman, Hal W. Polaire
Music
Alex North
Studio
Chenault Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Themes
adultery
professor
married couple
black humor
guest
campus
dysfunctional marriage
based on play or musical
black and white
alcohol abuse
new england
cuckold
one night
henpecked husband
angry
aggressive
house guest
college professor
marital tensions
academia
dead son
impotent husband
nasty wife
cuckolded husband
nagging wife
hysterical drunks
bickering couple
provocative
bitter
mocking
sarcastic
shattered reality
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Invitation to an Evening of Fun
Taglines
You are cordially invited to George and Martha's for an evening of fun and games.
Bunny Honey's Playful Exchange with Friends
Nick
Here we are.
Honey
Hip, hop! Hip, hop! Hip, hop! Hip, hop!
Nick
Are you a bunny, Honey?
Honey
Bunny Honey!
[giggles]
George
Well, now, how's the bunny?
Honey
Bunny funny!
[giggles]
George
Bunny funny. Good for bunny!
Martha
Come on, George!
The Struggle Between Truth and Illusion
Martha
Truth and illusion, George; you don't know the difference.
George
No, but we must carry on as though we did.
Martha
Amen.
