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Director:
Nat Hiken
Writer:
Nat Hiken (writer)
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Release Date:
August 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
So many women... Not enough man.
Plot:
Abner Audubon Peacock (Don Knotts) is the publisher of a bird-watcher's magazine which is converted into a girlie mag by an unscrupulous operator Osborn Tremaine (Edmond O'Brien). | add synopsis
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The People versus Don Knotts more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Don Knotts ... Abner Audubon Peacock IV

Anne Francis ... Lisa LaMonica

Edmond O'Brien ... Osborn Tremaine (end credits: Osborn Tremain)
James Gregory ... Darrell Evans Hughes
Maureen Arthur ... Evelyn Tremaine (end credits: Eleanor Tremain)
Maggie Peterson ... Rose Ellen Wilkerson
Jesslyn Fax ... Miss Love

Jacques Aubuchon ... Carter Fenton
Marjorie Bennett ... Miss Pickering
Jim Boles ... Amos Peacock
Ruth McDevitt ... Miss Keezy
Roy Stuart ... Joe Merkel
Herb Voland ... Atty. Gen. Frederick Snow
James Westerfield ... Rev. Wilkerson
Bob Hastings ... Shrader
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sex-related material.
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) | UK:A (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (1996)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Evelyn Tremaine: That's the dirtiest thing I ever heard in my life! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "My Three Sons: The Love God (#11.15)" (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Mr. Peacock more

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The People versus Don Knotts, 25 July 2008
5/10
Author: wesconnorsehny from Earth

Clean and decent ornithologist Don Knotts (as Abner Peacock IV) is about to see his poor-selling bird-watching magazine peck it in. Meanwhile, smut-peddling publisher Edmond O'Brien (as Osborne Tremain) loses his magazine's license, due to pornographic content. To continue printing his bosomy babes, O'Brien tricks Knotts into turning over his periodical's editorial content. After sending Knotts off on safari, O'Brien turns the tame "Peacock's Magazine" into a titillating masturbatory aide.

Knotts returns to find himself corralled into becoming the defendant in a "free speech" case. With assistance from enterprising editor Anne Francis (as Lisa La Monica), Knotts is transformed into a Hugh Hefner-type publishing giant. Then, Ms. Francis falls in love with playboy Knotts...

Knotts can't help but be funny; this particular characterization was perfected in his role of "Mr. Furley" on the TV series "Three's Company". His "Abner Peacock" is little less sure, perhaps necessarily so, considering the times. Note, the screeching and shouting was not part of Knotts' later routine. Under-appreciated writer/director Nat Hiken cleverly mixes satire and sexy women. "The Love God?" is colorful, and features a delightful supporting cast. Unfortunately, by the last act, the film's direction, and humor, has pointedly unraveled.

***** The Love God? (1969) Nat Hiken ~ Don Knotts, Anne Francis, Edmond O'Brien

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