Good Times (1967)

Sonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Tony Barrett, Nicholas Hyams (story)

Stars:

Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sonny Bono	...	Sonny
Cher	...	Chér / Various
George Sanders	...	Mr. Mordicus / Knife McBlade / White hunter / Zarubian
Sonny & Cher	...	Themselves
Norman Alden	...	Warren
Larry Duran	...	Smith
Kelly Thordsen	...	Tough Hombre
Lennie Weinrib	...	Leslie Garth
Peter Robbins	...	Brandon
Edy Williams	...	Mordicus' Girl
China Lee	...	Mordicus' Girl
Diane Haggerty	...	Mordicus' Girl
James Flavin	...	Detective Lieutenant
Phil Arnold	...	Solly
Hank Worden	...	'Kid'

Storyline

Done in a similar style to the musical duo's TV show "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour", this film is more a series of unconnected skits and parodies than a single running plot. When Sonny gets offered a role in a movie, he talks Cher into giving it a try. The proposed script, however, turns out to be awful, but in order to get out of doing this stinker of a project, Sonny has just ten days to come with his own better script. The rest of the film follows his daydreams as he plots out possible storylines starring him as a Wild West sheriff, a jungle king, and as a private eye.

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Plot Keywords:

spoof | black lace stockings

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Taglines:

Sonny & Cher's ONLY motion picture together!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sonny & Chér in Good Times

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Motion Pictures International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first feature film for director 'William Friedkin' and the first starring role for Sonny Bono and Cher.

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Goofs

In the western scene where a mom is trying to pull her son's ear, she keeps missing the ear. The son finally realizes this, so he walks as if she had a hold of his ear.

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Connections

Spoofs The Public Enemy (1931)

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Soundtracks

"Just a Name"
Composed by Sonny Bono
Performed by Sonny & Cher

User Reviews

A sign of things not to come

First feature from William Hurricane Friedkin in 1967 is a comedy musical starring Sonny and Cher(!), and we're a far cry from the all the vehicular mayhem, gay themes and people getting shot in the face which was to soon follow from the man. Sonny Bono, here resembling the love child of an ogre and Gerard Depardieu, plays himself in a silly fantasy plot about trying to get his pre-surgical wife Cher in the film business. No, this is not a documentary, but a fun, harmless "what-if" caca comedy. We are then treated to three daydreamed scenarios: a Western with wimpy Bono cleaning up a corrupt barroom; a Tarzan jungle movie; and a film-noir detective parody. It's amazing how low and childish the direction sinks at times with its pseudo-hippie sensibilities and innocent morality. The slapstick gags are usually unfunny with only a few inspired moments: a card game with talking chimps and an overdone nightclub shootout. In between each episode comes the musical number which may or may not serve as anesthesia for the sequences that come before. Sonny's pilgrim haircut and squash physique may turn viewers off, but it's surprising to see that Cher was actually cute at one point.