How Sweet It Is! (1968)

Photographer Grif Henderson is assigned a photo shoot in Paris. He decides to take his wife, Jenny, and his hippie son, Davey, with him on the shoot. Everything gets mucked up when she ... See full summary »

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Muriel Resnik (novel), Garry Marshall,

Stars:

James Garner, Debbie Reynolds, Maurice Ronet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Garner	...	Grif Henderson
Debbie Reynolds	...	Jenny Henderson
Maurice Ronet	...	Phillipe
Terry-Thomas	...	Gilbert Tilly
Paul Lynde	...	The Purser
Marcel Dalio	...	Louis
Gino Conforti	...	Agatzi
Donald Losby	...	Davey
Hilary Thompson	...	Bootsie (as Hilarie Thompson)
Alexandra Hay	...	Gloria
Mary Michael	...	Nancy Leigh
Walter Brooke	...	Haskell Wax
Elena Verdugo	...	Vera Wax
Ann Morgan Guilbert	...	Bibi (as Ann M. Guilbert)
Patty Regan	...	Midge

Storyline

Photographer Grif Henderson is assigned a photo shoot in Paris. He decides to take his wife, Jenny, and his hippie son, Davey, with him on the shoot. Everything gets mucked up when she rents a house that unknowingly belongs to a French lawyer. She must fend off his charms and stay true to Grif. Meanwhile, Grif tries to stay faithful to Jenny while on the shoot.

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Plot Keywords:

hippie | europe | teenager | summer | travel | 

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Taglines:

The motion picture that shows how far some people will go to discover...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1968 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Matrimonio 69

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cherokee Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hit songwriter Jimmy Webb composed two songs for the soundtrack of this film, the title track, "How Sweet It Is," and "Montage," which appears at the midway point, when both Penny Marshall and Heather Menzies make their appearances below a portrait of the Mona Lisa. Both songs were performed by The Picardy Singers, neither became a hit.

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Soundtracks

"Montage"
Written by Jimmy Webb (as Jim Webb)
Performed by The Picardy Singers

User Reviews

I ask you sir: Is THIS the body of a teenager's mother?

From a time in which movies were much more innocent, 'How Sweet It Is' is one of many comedies from the sixties that had to rely on script, timing, and facial expression instead of today's toilet humor to make audiences laugh. Not the funniest of the lot, but far from the worst.

James Garner and Debbie Reynolds are a married couple accompanying their teenage son as chaperones on a trip to Europe. Aboard the ocean liner, they are constantly trying to rekindle their romance by interludes in various cubbyholes of the ship. It's worth watching just to see the look of disgust on Paul Lynde's face and hear him sneer "Animals!" when he discovers them hiding in a lifeboat. Misunderstandings, jealousy, a rogue Frenchman, and a close encounter with divorce are in store before their European trip is over.

James Garner displays a knack for comedy, which he will later refine in his "Support Your Local Sheriff/Gunfighter" movies.

Good, clean fun if anyone is interested in that sort of thing nowadays. Kind of like a Rock Hudson/Doris Day movie. (Those were great, too!)