If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)

Womanizing Brit Charlie Cartwright is about to conduct Worldwind Tour #225, a nine country, eighteen day bus trip from London to Rome. He uses these tours in large part to catch up with his... See full summary »

Director:

Mel Stuart

Writers:

David Shaw (story), David Shaw (screenplay)

Stars:

Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Samantha Perkins
Ian McShane	...	Charlie Cartwright
Mildred Natwick	...	Jenny Grant
Murray Hamilton	...	Fred Ferguson
Sandy Baron	...	John Marino
Michael Constantine	...	Jack Harmon
Norman Fell	...	Harve Blakely
Peggy Cass	...	Edna Ferguson
Marty Ingels	...	Bert Greenfield
Pamela Britton	...	Freda
Reva Rose	...	Irma Blakely
Aubrey Morris	...	Harry Dix
Hilary Thompson	...	Shelly Ferguson (as Hilarie Thompson)
Luke Halpin	...	Bo
Mario Carotenuto	...	Giuseppe

Storyline

Womanizing Brit Charlie Cartwright is about to conduct Worldwind Tour #225, a nine country, eighteen day bus trip from London to Rome. He uses these tours in large part to catch up with his vast stable of casual girlfriends located in each of the visited cities. Within the group of disparate Americans on this tour, most who have never been to Europe, and the reason for them taking this trip are: parents who want to get their hormone driven teen-aged daughter away from her boyfriend despite the fact that the father doesn't want to leave the familiarity of home; a not-so woman's man who wants to prove to his friends that he had a beautiful woman in every country; an ethnic non-Italian speaking Italian who wants to catch up with the relatives he's never met; a WWII veteran who wants to re-experience the best times he's ever had; and a man who solely wants "free" souvenirs. But the one Charlie is most interested in is pretty Samantha Perkins, a self-confessed straight-laced woman who ...

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Plot Keywords:

europe | country name in title | lost wife | family relationships | bidet | 

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Taglines:

The Vaccinated Americans. How to spot them.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

M

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amerikanac u Evropi

Filming Locations:

Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolper Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During one of the interludes that Shelly Ferguson (Hilary Thompson) spends with the free-spirited Bo (Luke Halpin), she admires the slogan "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came" that he has displayed on his motorcycle. That phrase is also the title of the next (and last) movie in which their co-star, Pamela Britton, appeared before her untimely death in 1974.

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Goofs

Right before the opening credits, a TWA aircraft lands and the airport PA system announces the arrival of TWA flight 700 yet one of the party is carrying a Pan Am flight bag.

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Quotes

Fred Ferguson: [angrily frustrated, to a clueless Italian cobbler] Tan! Y'understand tan?

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Crazy Credits

"The End" title card initially looks like just any other title card. However, the camera zooms out and reveals that it is a picture hanging on a wall. The character played by Aubrey Morris (the kleptomaniac) enters and removes it from the wall, trying conspicuously to hide it in his coat. He walks off and the screen fades out.

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Connections

Followed by If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)

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Soundtracks

"I'd be satisfied for life"
Written by Lawrence Wright (1910)
Performed by Ian McShane

User Reviews

A classic and a gem!

I've been waiting for years for this gem to come out on DVD. Now I have my own copy and I still love this film. One of the many reasons I love it is that the year it was released (1970) I took almost the same tour; we also hit Paris, France. It's quite accurate and I love the humor. You can't put American tourists in one category. They are as varied as all Americans are. Taking a speed tour of Europe can be exhausting, but oh, the memories. Most will return on a more relaxed itinerary. What a great cast too! I agreed with most ALL the above reviews save the negative ones. Pleshette's character was not snobby, nor a complainer. She was friendly to the other tourists. Although many complained, by the end of the film a good time was had by all the tourists. I would've enjoyed traveling with this cast of tourists, but not with anyone who thought them boorish. I highly recommend this terrific little classic to anyone, tourist or homebody.