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She lost 40 pounds. He lost his mind. 1979 marriage was a battlefield, honey.
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Before and After (1979)

made-for-TV chaosrevenge era energysuburban warfare

Overview

Drama

Patty Duke loses weight and discovers her husband has been cheating on her.

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Content warning
weight lossdivorce

Standout Aspects

Acting

Patty Duke commits to every dramatic zoom

Costume

Peak polyester fashion archaeology

Best for:Solo: Wine-fueled 70s culture anthropology session·Friends: Roasting outdated gender dynamics together·Background: Folding laundry while judging everyone's hair
Heads up:Triggers: Casual fatphobia and 70s diet culture
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Director

Kim Friedman

ReleasedOct 5, 1979
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
The Königsberg Company

Top Cast

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Carole Matthews

Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

Jack Matthews

Barbara Feldon

Barbara Feldon

Penny

Art Hindle

Art Hindle

Mike Farmer

Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell

Marge

Rosemary Murphy

Rosemary Murphy

Helen

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Ben Fryer

Randy Powell

Randy Powell

Les

Betty White

Betty White

Anita

Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Woman Bather

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Waiter Les

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Trivia

Patty Duke was already a two-time Emmy winner when she did this ABC movie-of-the-week, proving even legends gotta pay bills.

Cultural

This aired the same year as the first Oprah Winfrey talk show — both capturing women interrogating their own fulfillment, one with more subtlety than the other.

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