What a Way to Go! (1964)

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111 min - Comedy | Romance | Musical - 12 May 1964 (USA)

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This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	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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This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

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Comedy | Romance | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

12 May 1964 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Immer mit einem anderen See more »

Filming Locations:

Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

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Apjac-Orchard Productions See more »

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111 min

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Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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There is a running gag that Paul Newman's character is a starving painter. In every scene he is eating something. See more »

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Revealing mistakes: When Louisa joins Rod Anderson on the flight deck of the airplane, it obviously is not one of a 707, as the exterior shots establish. There is no flight engineer position, and the control yokes appear to be from a Douglas airplane. In addition, there are a number of instruments behind the pilot's position. See more »

Quotes

Larry Flint: The Louvre - It's the garbage pail of the arts.
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Spoofs Follow the Fleet (1936) See more »

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"Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67"
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Music by Ludwig van Beethoven See more »

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