Good Times (1967)

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Tony Barrett (writer)
Nicholas Hyams (story)

Release Date:

May 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Sonny & Cher's ONLY motion picture together!

Plot:

Sonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.

Plot Keywords:

Spoof | Black Lace Stockings

Cast

Sonny Bono	...	Himself (as Sonny)
Cher	...	Herself
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'

Also Known As:

Sonny & Chér in Good Times (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11

Company:

Motion Pictures International

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of William Friedkin (#2.13)" (????)

Soundtrack:

I Got You Babe

Great soundtrack, weak flick...

Pop-singing duo (and mod-dressed lovebirds) Sonny & Cher are tapped to star in their own movie, but the couple are distressed over the corny script. Sonny Bono's soundtrack to "Good Times", which he produced and arranged (impeccably so), sounds like the very best of Phil Spector; the songs may give non-fans a glimpse at true musical genius. Unfortunately, all this aural greatness comes at the expense of a wayward, throw-away feature. Sonny & Cher spend most of their time on-screen bickering in a too-real example of marital discord. Debuting director William Friedkin stuffs the proceedings with eye-candy, but he can't get any momentum going in the fantasy scenes and they just peter out. It's a strenuous comedy, the biggest mistake of which was to plunk the leads down in the middle of so much unhappiness. They don't want to make the movie, they're being forced to make the movie, they fight about compromising their ideals about making the damn movie. Only the opening and closing montages are sunny, the rest is much too heavy--even with all that groovy music in the background. ** from ****