Luv (1967)

Harry is a barely functional human. He meets an old friend who is having marital problems as Harry is about to leap off of a bridge. His friend decides that Harry is the man to take his ... See full summary »

Director:

Clive Donner

Writers:

Elliott Baker, Murray Schisgal (play)

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Elaine May

Cast

Cast overview:
Jack Lemmon	...	Harry Berlin
Peter Falk	...	Milt Manville
Elaine May	...	Ellen Manville
Nina Wayne	...	Linda
Eddie Mayehoff	...	D.A. Goodhart
Paul Hartman	...	Doyle
Severn Darden	...	Vandergist
Alan DeWitt	...	Dalrymple

Storyline

Harry is a barely functional human. He meets an old friend who is having marital problems as Harry is about to leap off of a bridge. His friend decides that Harry is the man to take his wife away from him so that Milt can be with his girlfriend. Ellen and Harry have an instant attraction and in a short while Harry is wearing Milt's suits and Milt is free. But, Ellen soon discovers that Harry is the world's worst roommate.

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Plot Keywords:

bridge | one word title | chaos | marriage | intentionally misspelled title | 

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Taglines:

LUV is fun ... try and make it!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1967 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Dokimase kai me tin gynaika mou

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jalem Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Broadway production of "Luv" by Murray Schisgal opened at the Booth Theater in New York on 11/11/64, ran for 901 performances and was nominated for the 1965 Tony Award for the Best Play.

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Connections

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

User Reviews

Luv

Disasterous film version of the Murray Schisgal Broadway hit from the word go. Too dark and moody of an approach by director Donner and an obvious distaste in the material from leads Lemmon, Falk and May, who do their best, but in the end it comes down to the fact that they are badly miscast. Luv became one of those Hollywood oddities - the picture that gets produced despite the fact that everyone agrees it is certain to bomb. It did.