Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

Director:

David Swift

Writers:

Jack Finney (novel)
James Fritzell (writer)

Release Date:

22 July 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Slam! Bam! Here comes Sam!...Caught in the Middle of a Two-Woman Jam!

Plot:

Sam Bissel is a wholesome family man with a loving wife, Min, and two loving daughters. They lead a happy suburban life...

Plot Keywords:

Private Investigator | Inheritance | Milk | Billboard | Advertising

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	Sam Bissell
Romy Schneider	...	Janet Lagerlof
Dorothy Provine	...	Minerva Bissell
Mike Connors	...	Howard Ebbets (as Michael Connors)
Edward Andrews	...	Harvey Burke
Louis Nye	...	Reinhold Shiffner - Private Detective
Robert Q. Lewis	...	Earl, neighnor
Joyce Jameson	...	Elsie - Hotel Hooker
Anne Seymour	...	Irene Krump
Charles Lane	...	Jack Bailey
Linda Watkins	...	Edna
Peter Hobbs	...	Phil Reisner
Tristram Coffin	...	Sonny Blatchford (as Tris Coffin)
Neil Hamilton	...	Larry Boling
Riza Royce	...	Miss Halverson

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The phrase "in the middle of the night" is used 8 times, starting 57 minutes into the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sam drives Howard into San Francisco to work he parks next to a 1950 Chevy pick-up truck. Once Howard exits the car the vehicle next to them is a 1958 Chevy station wagon.

Quotes:

Hertz Commercial Man: [after finally being lowered into convertible] Man, that's *real* coffee!
[in tears]
Hertz Commercial Man: Oh, noooo!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Cut Ups (1966)

A classic that should have been a winner

I saw this movie back in 1964 when it first came out. Although I was 9 at the time, this movie is one of my all time greats. Why? Great plot, absolute entertainment, no violence, classic spoof and shtick, spy props, the amazing back yard invention, back scene production of the "Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat", (do you remember the TV ad?), John Q. Lewis and the gorgeous Dorothy Provine, one of my all time greats.

This is so full of fun humor. There should be a remake with Steve Martin and Carmen Electra.

One more important aspect is the sixties clothes, cars, homes, furnishings, and style. This is pure entertainment.