Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)

A mother drops her son and husband off at a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Quine

Writers:

Arthur Kopit (play), Ian Bernard,

Stars:

Rosalind Russell, Robert Morse, Barbara Harris

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rosalind Russell	...	Madame Rosepettle
Robert Morse	...	Jonathan
Barbara Harris	...	Rosalie
Hugh Griffith	...	Commodore Roseabove
Jonathan Winters	...	Dad (Narrator)
Lionel Jeffries	...	Airport Commander
Cyril Delevanti	...	Hawkins
Hiram Sherman	...	Breckenduff
George Kirby	...	Moses
Janis Hansen	...	The Other Woman

Storyline

A mother drops her son and husband off at a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and carries him around with her. Complications ensue.

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Plot Keywords:

grande dame guignol | long title | contraction in title | smothered to death | rhyme in title | 

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Taglines:

This motion picture will probably do as much for mothers as 'Moby Dick' did for whales...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coitadinho do Papai, Mamãe Pendurou Você no Armário e Eu Estou Muito Triste

Filming Locations:

Jamaica

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seven Arts Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was completed in 1965 but Paramount didn't release it until 1967. In the interim, the understandably nervous studio hired Jonathan Winters to appear in comic inserts shot long after the regular cast had dispersed and principal photography was over.

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Connections

Referenced in That Girl: Odpdypahimcaifss (1968)

User Reviews

A good play, a very bad film

In fact, I saw first the play in the 70's, in my city, Barcelona, in a very good performance, and the public was very delightful. As a curiosity: the role of the Mother was played... by a man! That gave a satirical and extravagant turn to the show. Unfortunately, the film of Quine is, sadly, a disaster: a comedy without grace, very boring and it is a pity that such a talented director fall so low in this movie: it is very difficult to complete the vision of this film. The impression of the play was that it is a experimental comedy. But the impression of the film is that it is a very nonsense history with characters very ridiculous.