There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)

TV personality Robert Danvers, an exceedingly vain rotter, seduces young women daily, never staying long with one. He meets his match in Marion, an American, 19, who's available but refuses... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Boulting

Writers:

Terence Frisby (screenplay), Terence Frisby (play),

Stars:

Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn, Tony Britton

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Sellers	...	Robert Danvers
Goldie Hawn	...	Marion
Tony Britton	...	Andrew Hunter
Nicky Henson	...	Jimmy
Diana Dors	...	John's Wife
Judy Campbell	...	Lady Heather
John Comer	...	John
Gabrielle Drake	...	Julia Halforde-Smythe
Nicola Pagett	...	Claire the Bride
Geraldine Sherman	...	Caroline
Thorley Walters	...	Manager of Carlton Hotel
Ruth Trouncer	...	Gilly Hunter
Françoise Pascal	...	Paola
Tom Marshall	...	Bryan
Raf De La Torre	...	Monsieur Le Guestier

Storyline

TV personality Robert Danvers, an exceedingly vain rotter, seduces young women daily, never staying long with one. He meets his match in Marion, an American, 19, who's available but refuses any romantic illusions. At first, her candor and cynicism put him off, but after he witnesses her breaking up with her rocker boyfriend, he's attracted to her and invites her on an idyllic two-week trip to France. Slowly, she pokes holes in his artifice and he comes to care for her. When they return to London, with the press thinking they're married, they come to a cross-roads: go back to their old lives, marry each other, or invent a new, open relationship. Is Robert up to it?

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Plot Keywords:

france | gourmet | celebrity | wedding dress | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

M'mm M'mm Good!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

15 December 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caiu Uma Rapariga na Minha Sopa

Filming Locations:

Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea, London, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 2,627,570 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charter Film Productions, Ascot Productions, Frankovich Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adapted by Terence Frisby from his own play. The Broadway production of "There's a Girl in My Soup" opened on Oct. 18, 1967 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 322 performances. Gig Young and Barbara Ferris were in the original cast.

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Quotes

Jimmy: Are you him?
Andrew: Well, I'm certainly not her.

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Connections

References I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Arabella Cinderella"
Music by Mike d'Abo
Lyrics by Mike d'Abo & Nicolas Chinn (as Nicky Chinn)

User Reviews

I loved this movie

I ran across this movie on the tv and could not turn it off. Peter Sellers plays an unlikable fellow who falls for an extremely warm and cute Goldie Hawn (who wouldn't?). The way that Goldie's character holds herself from the beginning of the movie to the end is untraditional even today. This movie gave me a different angle into human relations and also I found it very funny. Peter Sellers role was a difficult sell, but I think he pulls it off well.