What a Way to Go! (1964)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Gwen Davis (story)
Betty Comden (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 May 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Musical

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...

Plot Keywords:

Check | Psychiatrist | Marriage | Black Comedy | Businessman

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

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

Also Known As:

I Love Louisa (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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

Company:

Apjac-Orchard Productions

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".

Goofs:

Continuity: The length and the position of the carrot Larry eats while talking to Louisa.

Quotes:

Larry Flint: The Louvre - It's the garbage pail of the arts.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs That Touch of Mink (1962)

Soundtrack:

I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted

Too bad this movie isn't out on video because it's definitely worth seeing!

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!