Rent A Family (Part 3)
"I had a terrible dream last night. I had this baby."
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1987 | |
| Cast | |
| Barbara Sohmers, Mark Hammer, Arthur Miller, Tim Jerome, Nick Ullett, Carolyn Swift, Larry Block, Lynn, Sarah, Carmen, Thomas, Timo, Sharon, Christa | |
| Format | |
| Scripted Actors, Improv Actors, Panel Discussion, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Rent A Family (Part 2) |
| Followed by: | In The Middle Of Nowhere (Part 1) |
Rent A Family (Part 3) is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1987.
Synopsis
Eleanor talks to her psychiatrist - Eleanor has a dream about a screaming baby in a flood, hears children through the window, complains about her doctor's coughing. A man meets a woman at a banquet and falls asleep during a game of footsie. Eleanor calls Arthur and apologizes, offers to move in as a maid, claims she's sick. Joe chats with the woman he's rented. Chimes and list of nouns. Therapy session continues: Eleanor talks about repeating the word "father," A man seduces a woman and her daughter, and her daughter seduces his son. Eleanor and Arthur talk later after she's recovered. Eleanor hears voices on the line. Panel discussion: changing one's feeling for someone who's sick; smell and dating; Rent a Friend; value associated with paying for things. A man is full of rage, yearns to watch the university where he teaches crumble.
Music
- "A Fine Line" - Tim Story (from Three Feet From The Moon, 1985) | YouTube
- "Gypsy Violin" - Harold Budd (from Lovely Thunder, 1986) | YouTube
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