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Director:
Robert Altman
Writers:
Gillian Freeman (writer)
Peter Miles (novel)
Release Date:
8 June 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
HOW FAR WILL AWOMAN GO...to possess a 19 year-old boy?
Plot:
A rich but lonely woman, Frances Austen, one day invites a boy from a nearby park to her apartment and offers to let him live there. full summary | add synopsis
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Desperate for companionship, a lonely spinster invites a strange young boy up to her apartment. more (12 total)

Cast

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Sandy Dennis ... Frances Austen
Michael Burns ... The boy
Susanne Benton ... Nina
David Garfield ... Nick (as John Garfield Jr.)
Luana Anders ... Sylvie

Michael Murphy ... The Rounder
Edward Greenhalgh ... The doctor
Doris Buckinham ... Mrs. Ebury
Frank Wade ... Mr. Ebury
Alicia Ammon ... Mrs. Pitt
Rae Brown ... Mrs. Parnell
Lloyd Berry ... Mr. Parnell
Linda Sorenson ... The prostitute
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Runtime:
Israel:106 min | USA:113 min
Country:
USA | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Quotes:
Frances Austen: I'm not going to get under the covers or anything. I'll just lay on top. I have to tell you something. If you feel that you want to make love to me, it's all right. I want you to make love to me. Please. more
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Referenced in No Skin Off My Ass (1991) more

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Desperate for companionship, a lonely spinster invites a strange young boy up to her apartment., 16 September 2000
Author: verna55 from cincinnati, Ohio

One of the gifted Robert Altman's earliest and most underrated films, and a real showcase for the exceptionally talented Sandy Dennis who is at her best as the deluded heroine. Granted, Dennis has been known to overact a time or two, but definitely not here. She delivers a quietly intense, effective performance that sticks with you. If you're a Dennis devotee like me, THAT COLD DAY IN THE PARK is a terrific little gem you simply can't afford to miss. Michael Burns, as the odd young man that Dennis takes under her wing, also does well in his role, but the film belongs to Sandy who should have won a second Oscar for this film(she won the Academy Award three years earlier for her scene-stealing supporting role in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?). Altman should have also won an Oscar for his superb direction. This dark, disturbing drama makes a great companion piece to William Wyler's THE COLLECTOR. After watching both films innumerable times, I still find it difficult to say which is the better flick. If I absolutely had to choose between this dynamic duo, I'd choose THAT COLD DAY IN THE PARK.

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