Taglines: It doesn’t matter who the father is. Jenny has finally found someone to love.
Jenny movie synopsis. Jenny (Marlo Thomas), a young small-town woman, moves away to the city when she becomes pregnant through a one-night stand. She meets film director Delano, who has received a draft notice and does not want to be inducted into the Army.
Jenny and Delano take a liking to each other. Learning that an acquaintance got out of having to serve by having a baby on the way, Delano offers to marry Jenny, claim paternity and support her baby, if she in turn will play along, and he can avoid being drafted.
In the months until Jenny’s baby is born, the couple experiences the ups and downs of their in-name-only marriage, including a visit back to her family and hometown, and his ongoing relationship with another woman, as Delano and Jenny await the outcome of his draft case.
At the end of the movie, Jenny goes into labor. Delano brings Jenny a little music box; as it plays a nurse brings in Jenny’s new baby. Jenny lovingly holds the newborn and begins to breastfeed as Delano looks on. The movie ends with the two of them staring at the newborn, sleeping soundly in its mother’s arms.
Jenny is a 1970 American drama film starring Marlo Thomas, in her film debut, and Alan Alda, produced by ABC Pictures and released by Cinerama Releasing Corp. Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson provided Jenny ‘s theme song, “Waiting”.
By 1973, the film had earned rentals of $2,010,000 in North America and $815,000 in other countries. After all costs were deducted, it recorded an overall loss of $1,170,000. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female (Marlo Thomas) in 1971.
Jenny (1970)
Directed by: George Bloomfield
Starring: Marlo Thomas, Alan Alda, Marian Hailey, Phil Bruns, Charlotte Rae, Vincent Gardenia, Elizabeth Wilson, Stephen Strimpell, Michael Mislove, Fred Willard
Screenplay by: Martin Lavut, George Bloomfield
Cinematography by: David L. Quaid
Film Editing by: Kent McKinney
Costume Design by: Ann Roth
Set Decoration by: Alan Hicks
Art Direction by: Trevor Williams
Music by: Michael Small
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Release Date: January 2, 1970
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