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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   1,309 votes
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Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Writers:
Gwen Davis (story)
Betty Comden (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 May 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Musical more
Tagline:
What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!...
Plot:
This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Too bad this movie isn't out on video because it's definitely worth seeing! more

Cast

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Shirley MacLaine ... Louisa May Foster

Paul Newman ... Larry Flint

Robert Mitchum ... Rod Anderson, Jr.

Dean Martin ... Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley

Gene Kelly ... Pinky Benson

Robert Cummings ... Dr. Victor Stephanson (as Bob Cummings)

Dick Van Dyke ... Edgar Hopper
Reginald Gardiner ... Painter
Margaret Dumont ... Mrs. Foster
Lou Nova ... Trentino
Fifi D'Orsay ... Baroness
Maurice Marsac ... Rene
Wally Vernon ... Agent
Jane Wald ... Polly
Lenny Kent ... Hollywood Lawyer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I Love Louisa (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) (2006) | Australia:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #20609) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The set used as Luisa and Pinky Benson's Hollywood mansion was originally used as the home for the Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin characters in the unfinished film "Something's Got To Give". more
Goofs:
Continuity: The length and the position of the carrot Larry eats while talking to Louisa. more
Quotes:
Larry Flint: The Louvre - It's the garbage pail of the arts. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs That Touch of Mink (1962) more
Soundtrack:
I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted more

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11 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Too bad this movie isn't out on video because it's definitely worth seeing!, 2 December 2001
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Author: Marie-62 from xxxx

I'm really surprised that this movie isn't out on print. It's terrific and star studded. Dick Van Dyke, Dean Martin, Robert Cummings, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, and Paul Newman. GREAT CAST and GREAT STORYLINE. Shirley MacLaine is Louisa May Foster...Poor girl who just wants to stay poor but keeps marrying poor men who become rich men who ignore her and then meet their doom in some odd or untimely way. I really loved this movie. Try to see it sometime. It's worth it! I LOVED IT! Shirley is absolutely beautiful. This movie is funny because of what she keeps comparing her life with each one. "Our life together was like a big Hollywood movie...About love and what will she wear next." The dresses were gorgeous and the wigs were fabulous! WORTH WHILE! A 10!

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