Larry Tucker (June 23, 1934 – April 1, 2001) was an American film and television writer, producer, and occasional actor, who wrote the comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) with Paul Mazursky. Tucker and Mazursky were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for their work on Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Tucker was from Philadelphia and began his career with humorist Mort Sahl at San Francisco's Hungry i club. After the Hungry i, Tucker became a television writer, working on The Danny Kaye Show. Tucker acted in the films Blast of Silence (1961), Advise and Consent (1962),...
Alex in Wonderland
Alex, a Hollywood film director with a family and one successful but unreleased film to his credit, begins to search for ideas for his next film. He visits Hal Stern, a producer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who suggests that they do a film about a black girl who has a heart transplant and falls in love with her white surgeon. Alex rejects the idea and contemplates making a film about the invasion of Beverly Hills by black militants. He also fantasizes about meeting in Rome with director Federico Fellini; filming the machine-gunning of his family on Hollywood Boulevard; and meeting actress Jeanne Moreau, who sings a song to him. Meanwhile, his wife, Beth, grows more impatient with him during their attempts to find a new house. Alex takes LSD with his friend Andre, but when he tries to describe his experience to Beth, she begins crying, frustrated with his aimlessness. At a school play in which his daughter Amy has a role, Alex imagines various characters from Fellini films parading by. Finally he and Beth buy an expensive house, and Alex is momentarily content.
