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5.3/10   90 votes
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Director:
Harvey Hart
Writers:
Tom Mankiewicz (writer)
William Murray (novel)
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Release Date:
5 July 1968 (Finland) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The Cycles... The Surf... And The Swingers That Make It All Go! more
Plot:
An aging tennis bum (Tony Franciosa) has protégé beach bum roommate (Michael Sarrazin). Protégé beach... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. more
User Comments:
Boring Movie, But Terrific Malibu Locale more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anthony Franciosa ... Collie Ransom
Michael Sarrazin ... Denny McGuire

Jacqueline Bisset ... Vickie Cartwright

Bob Denver ... Choo-Choo Burns
Michael Wilding ... Mr. Cartwright
Michele Carey ... Thumper Stevens
Lara Lindsay ... Martha
Norma Crane ... Mrs. Cartwright
Percy Rodrigues ... Lieutenant Harvey Atkins
Warren Stevens ... Brady Caswell
Pat Buttram ... Texan
Michael Forest ... Barry Green
Lloyd Gough ... Parker
Stacy King ... Big Jane
Corinna Tsopei ... Tennis girl
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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
Malibu, California, USA more
Company:
Euterpe more

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Soundtrack:
SWEET RIDE more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Boring Movie, But Terrific Malibu Locale, 23 November 2003
Author: richard winters (rwint) from Chicago, Illinois

4 out of 10

Obscure and ponderous film dealing with three bachelors, who live in beach house, and one day come upon a beautiful woman swimming in the ocean. They all make a play for her yet it is Sarrazin who she falls for. Eventually though her erratic behavior and secret past become just too much for him.

The theme is very similar to that of PETULIA, which came out at the same time. Yet that film proved more successful because of it's intricate and stylish narrative and deeper intellectual understanding. Technically this is well directed, but the color is washed out and there seems to be a ugly brownish tone permeating every shot. Some of the sets look cheesy especially the ones used for the indoor bar scenes. The story is too pedestrian and stretched too thin. It starts with some nice interplay between the three men, but by the second hour the whole thing has become really boring. There's some action at the end, but it seems standard and pointless. The resolution itself seems too simple and the relationship between Sarrazin and Bisset is unexciting.

The story does offer some potentially interesting undertones, but the film never pursues them. The girl herself is an interesting element. We come to realize through the course of the film that she lives a very, very sad existence. The film could have been meatier had it a given us a wider scope of her life and not just the little tidbits that it does. It also could have shown us more of a background to her character and examined how she came to being the way that she was.

The films chief asset is the bachelor pad itself. Wow! what a dream for the single male. It's well modeled and sits right on Malibu beach with a terrific view of the ocean. There is beer and liquor everywhere as well as beautiful women coming in and out. The constant sound of the crashing waves in the background really does give off a soothing effect. The setting alone gives this film more points than it might otherwise deserve.

You also have to give some credit to Franciosa an actor that never really attained much stature. Yet his role here may actually be his finest moment. He plays the older of the three men and is as tan, muscular, and good looking as any forty year old can get. He also plays one of the most cocky and most flippant characters you will ever see. He adds zest to every scene he is in. Some of his sardonic comments about his bachelorhood add insight as to why some people are single and want to stay that way.

Dusty Springfield sings a good opening song. She really gives it her all and it is some of her best stuff.

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