Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

Pat Frank (story)
John Fenton Murray (writer) ...

Release Date:

29 January 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Roger Willoughby is considered to be a leading expert on sports fishing. He's written books on the subject...

Plot Keywords:

Fishing | Contest | Plaster Of Paris Bandage | Beautiful Woman | Remake

Cast

Rock Hudson	...	Roger Willoughby
Paula Prentiss	...	Abigail Page
Maria Perschy	...	Isolde 'Easy' Mueller
John McGiver	...	William Cadwalader
Charlene Holt	...	Tex Connors
Roscoe Karns	...	Major Phipps
James Westerfield	...	Policeman
Norman Alden	...	John Screaming Eagle
Forrest Lewis	...	Skaggs
Regis Toomey	...	Bagley
Tyler McVey	...	Customer Bush
Kathie Browne	...	Marcia

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

UK:U | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | West Germany:12

Company:

Gibraltar Productions

Trivia:

Filming began late in 1962 but the movie was not released until 1964.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Just after helping Easy gracefully exit the lodge due to her inadvertently unzipped dress, Roger attempts re-zip the back of Easy's dress. Just prior to the moment Easy turns her back to hide Roger's hands from view, it is obvious that Roger grasps the end of his tie to attach it to the zipper.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)

Soundtrack:

Man's Favorite Sport

Paula Prentiss at her best

Man's Favorite Sport? is a very funny (and ironic) spoof on male role-playing. With this film, Paula Prentiss helped to establish a new role model for women in the 60's, dominated by Doris Day. As Abigail Page, Paula plays a strong-willed young woman who is ready to test herself professionally and sexually with any man. Rock Hudson was very good too, while Howard Hawks displayed his cinematic know-how in a affectionate and less aggressive version of his screwball comedies of the past. Good Henry Mancini score for lots of slapstick scenes and romantic interludes.