The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker

After a young man graduates from a prestigious college, he rebels by preferring a carefree existence rather than the life of fighting the rungs within the treacherous American corporate ladder. For his means of survival he becomes a New York cab driver.

Cast

Jordan Christopher

as Jonathan

Jill O'Hara

as Jennifer

Robert Walden

as Winslow Smith

Kate Reid

as Jonathan's Mother

William Redfield

as Jonathan's Father

Lois Nettleton

as Mildred

Boni Enten

as Naomi

Elaine Stritch

as Tough Lady

Melba Moore

as Model at Party

Riggs O'Hara

as Oliver

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