The Loved One (1965)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Tony Richardson

Writers:

Evelyn Waugh (novel)
Terry Southern (writer) ...

Release Date:

11 October 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The motion picture with something to offend everyone!

Plot:

Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Satire | Embalmer | Poet | Cemetery

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Robert Morse	...	Dennis Barlow
Jonathan Winters	...	Henry Glenworthy / Rev. Wilbur Glenworthy
Anjanette Comer	...	Aimee Thanatogenous
Dana Andrews	...	Gen. Buck Brinkman
Milton Berle	...	Mr. Kenton
James Coburn	...	Immigration Officer
John Gielgud	...	Sir Francis Hinsley
Tab Hunter	...	Whispering Glades Tour Guide
Margaret Leighton	...	Mrs. Helen Kenton
Liberace	...	Mr. Starker
Roddy McDowall	...	D.J. Jr.
Robert Morley	...	Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie
Barbara Nichols	...	Sadie Blodgett
Lionel Stander	...	The Guru Brahmin
Roxanne Arlen	...	Whispering Glades Hostess

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Norway:16 | UK:X | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Filmways Pictures

Trivia:

Anjanette Comer recalled that many well-known actresses wanted the part of Aimee, but Tony Richardson picked her precisely because he wanted an "unknown" for the part.

Quotes:

Dusty Acres: [In thick southern drawl] Ah shore do feel bad about yore uncle. He's the one that learned me good English.

Movie Connections:

References "The Outer Limits: The Sixth Finger (#1.5)" (1963)

Soundtrack:

Pomp and Circumstance

Even better than I remembered

I was one who saw it in 1965, and GOT IT. I have waited lo these many years for a video copy. I am only disappointed that the quality of the print is so fuzzy. Why has it not been digitally remastered?!! Sir Francis's cottage and pool were so much more evocative when we could see them. Are you listening, Ted? (but don't colorize it. It's perfect in B&W)My teenage son asked if anyone was doing a remake. Perish the thought! How could anyone improve on Jonathan Winters, Bobby Morse, Rod Steiger and Liberace? Or any of the many cameos? This is truly Terry Southern's finest screen writing, and the acting is unparalleled. Robert Morely's funeral recitation still cracks me up. The world's greatest black comedy!