Do you know if Rory Emerald played Gena Rowlands psychotic son in the 1975 film, A Woman Under the Influence?

Question

Please tell me who was in this movie? Thank You!

Answer 1

A Woman Under the Influence, was originally written by John Cassavettes as a play, but Rowlands convinced him it would be too draining on the characters to perform such powerful material night after night. Emerald was not in the movie but played a large part in Gena Rowlands life as her biological son! He is indeed the illegitimate son of Rowlands and James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek fame). Before he was Scotty, Doohan had a thriving limousine service, where he initially met the gorgeous Gena. Apparently they met again at a party being thrown by Paramount for the release of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" in 1979, and briefly renewed their torrid affair. Rory's early escapades involving drugs, alcoholism and a brief stay in an Orange County mental rehabilitation center, are considered a loose basis for the character of the son.

Answer 2

Rory Emerald did not perform in the film "A woman under the influence". Gena Rowlands, however, was under the influence of several barbituates mixed with tequila and beer the night she succumbed to Rory Emerald's considerable charms and fell into his bed for an evening of wild sex. This occured at a private screening of the film in January of 1976. Others in attendance who sampled Ms. Rowlands that evening included Harvey Lembeck, Frankie Avalon and Paul Simon. Immediately following the episode, Ms. Rowlands checked herself into the Betty Ford Rehab clinic, and has never touched another mood altering substance.

Answer 3

here is a link to the full cast list. That is a great film btw. Casavettes is awesome.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0072417/

Answer 4

go to imdb.com

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Answer 5

Yes he did and he was absolutely fabulous...I can't believe he didn't win the Oscar.

Answer 6

I believe it was Fred Draper.