You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

David Benedictus (novel)
Francis Ford Coppola (written for the screen by)

Release Date:

31 July 1967 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Wow - It's the Wildest!

Plot:

Post-teen virgin moves to New York City, falls for a cold-hearted beauty, then finds true love with a loyal lass.

Plot Keywords:

New York | New York City | Love | Cult Favorite | Library

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 nominations

Cast

Elizabeth Hartman	...	Barbara Darling
Geraldine Page	...	Margery Chanticleer
Peter Kastner	...	Bernard Chanticleer
Rip Torn	...	I.H. Chanticleer
Michael Dunn	...	Richard Mudd
Tony Bill	...	Raef del Grado
Julie Harris	...	Miss Nora Thing
Karen Black	...	Amy Partlett
Dolph Sweet	...	Patrolman Francis Graf
Michael O'Sullivan	...	Kurt Dougherty The Albino Hypnotherpist
Ronald Colby	...	Barbara's Stage Play Crew (as Ron Colby)
Rufus Harley	...	Barbara's Stage Play Crew
Frank Simpson	...	Barbara's Stage Play Crew
Nina Varela	...	Barbara's Stage Play Crew
Len De Carl	...	Barbara's Stage Play Crew
Emily	...	Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Walters	...	Commerce Street BG (uncredited)

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola

Writing credits
David Benedictus		(novel)
Francis Ford Coppola		(written for the screen by)

Produced by
Phil Feldman	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Prince

Cinematography by
Andrew Laszlo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Aram Avakian

Casting by
Bernie Styles		(as Bernard B. Styles)

Art Direction by
Vassilis Photopoulos		(as Vassele Fotopoulos)

Set Decoration by
Marvin March

Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge

Makeup Department
Phil Naso	....	hair stylist (as Philip Naso)
Robert Phillipe	....	makeup artist (as Bob Philippe)

Production Management
David Golden	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Larry Sturhahn	....	assistant director

Art Department
Stanley Cappiello	....	scenic artist (as Stan Capiello)

Sound Department
Jean Bagley	....	sound editor
Jack C. Jacobsen	....	sound mixer (as Jack Jacobsen)
Sanford Rackow	....	sound editor
Dick Vorisek	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Weiner	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Marc Laub	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jack Lewis	....	musical supervisor
The Lovin' Spoonful	....	music performers
Arthur Schroeck	....	conductor
Arthur Schroeck	....	musical arranger
John Sebastian	....	composer: songs (as John B. Sebastian)

Other crew
B.J. Bjorkman	....	script supervisor
Robert Tucker	....	choreographer: Miss Hartman

Thanks
John V. Lindsay	....	grateful appreciation: for the cooperation of

Production Companies

• Seven Arts Productions

Distributors

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1969) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

Other Companies

• American International Pictures (AIP)  grateful appreciation: for the excerpts from Dementia 13 and The Pit and the Pendulum
• City of New York, The  grateful appreciation: for the cooperation of
• New York Public Library  grateful appreciation: for the cooperation of (as The New York Public Library)
• The Lovin' Spoonful  group composer credit

Also Known As:

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:12 | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Seven Arts Productions

Trivia:

The film shows the final portion of old Pennsylvania Station being demolished. Peter Kastner roller skates down 7th Avenue, right past the partially demolished 7th Ave. facade while the new Madison Square Garden tower rises in the background.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Albino therapist's skin coloring was as tanned as that of non-albino patient Barbara Darling; real albinos lack pigmentation, resulting in flesh that looks nearly white.

Quotes:

Margery Chanticleer:Remember my promise: If you don't smoke until you're 21, I'll give you a special no-smoking present. Say goodbye to Rover, he's heartbroken.
Bernard Chanticleer:Goodbye, Dog.
Margery Chanticleer:Don't eat too much, don't stay out too late, don't go to suspicious places to play cards, and stay away from girls. But most of all, Bernard, try to be happy.

Movie Connections:

References Hawaii (1966)

One of my Top Ten...

I first saw this movie in a British seaside flea-pit - on the strength of just the title - when I was 13. It enchanted me so much, I traveled back there every night for the rest of the week, just to see it again and again.

Despite being very much a "New York Movie", it's themes are universal and as a young lad of 13, I REALLY identified with the 19-year-old hero (Americans are less mature than we Europeans).

At that time, I only knew F.F.C. as the director of "Finian's Rainbow" (a VERY different project) and of course, he had yet to do "American Graffiti" (ANOTHER of my Top Ten).

I have this masterpiece on VHS and the soundtrack album (in mono) on vinyl and they STILL stand up today. I think people who dislike this movie are expecting another broad relationship comedy - but the comedy is very SUBTLE, obviously being lost on those who see it as just another "Young Man's Awakening" movie.

But that aside, this is a charming, VERY Sixties look at teen-angst from the viewpoint of a central character who has JUST LEFT the bonds of home (so many feature ones who are still STUCK there). And as one who would shortly leave an English small town for life in London, at the HEIGHT of the "swinging" era ('67-'72) this movie was LITERALLY a life-changing experience for me.

And few of my Top Ten movies can claim THAT.