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Elaine May's MIKEY AND NICKY (1976) | original poster by Tony Stella

Mikey and Nicky is not the story of two men attempting to escape the mob, nor two men reckoning with themselves—it's the story of two boys wholly unequipped to mediate the complex emotions and responsibilities of male adulthood.

Elaine May’s Male Gaze

Elise Moore·

Issue 75: Elaine May

A scene from Elaine May's "Mikey and Nicky"

What does it mean to look at women through the eyes of a male protagonist in the three films Elaine May directed in the '70s?

A Tunnel in My Head

Elaine May’s Male Gaze