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Desperate Characters   1971         R, 87 min. Genre: Drama Director: Frank D. Gilroy   Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack, Chris Gampel, Mary Alan Hokanson, Carol Kane, Patrick McVey, Michael Higgins, Robert Bauer, Michael McAloney, Rose Gregorio, Elena Karam   This plot involves 48 hours in the life of a childless couple Sophie and Otto Brentwood (Shirley Maclaine and Kenneth Mars), during 1971, as they realize they and their neighbors no longer feel safe in their Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. During a party given by their friends Mike and Flo (Chris Gampel and Mary Alan Hokanson), a rock crashes through the window. And, this is only one of the disturbing dangers intruding on their lives in the city. Cast Shirley MacLaine Sophie Bentwood Kenneth Mars Otto Bentwood Gerald S. O'Loughlin Charlie Sada Thompson Claire Jack Somack Leon Chris Gampel Mike Holstein Mary Alan Hokanson Flo Holstein Carol Kane Young Girl Patrick McVey Mr. Haynes Michael Higgins Francis Early Robert Bauer Young Man Michael McAloney Raconteur Rose Gregorio Ruth Elena Karam Saleslady