At Long Last Love (1975)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writer:

Peter Bogdanovich (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

IT'S THE TOP!

Plot:

This film was Peter Bogdanovich's homage to musical comedies of the 1930s. A millionaire named Michael...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Friend | Singer | Italian | Homage

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Michael Oliver Pritchard III
Cybill Shepherd	...	Brooke Carter
Madeline Kahn	...	Kitty O'Kelly
Duilio Del Prete	...	Johnny Spanish
Eileen Brennan	...	Elizabeth
John Hillerman	...	Rodney James
Mildred Natwick	...	Mabel Pritchard
Quinn K. Redeker	...	Phillip - Kitty's Boyfriend
J. Edward McKinley	...	Billings (Poker Party)
John Stephenson	...	Abbott (Poker Party)
Peter Dane	...	Williams (Poker Party)
William Paterson	...	Murray (Poker Party)
Lester Dorr	...	Doorman
Liam Dunn	...	Harry
Elvin Moon	...	Elevator Boy

Runtime:

118 min | Sweden:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Copa del Oro

Trivia:

The standard practice when filming a musical is to have the performers sing the songs in a studio and when they film the songs being sung, they move their lips to a play back of the already recorded tune. This musical was filmed with the performers singing live as the camera rolled. That caused many delays and technical problems.

Quotes:

Elizabeth: Well, what do they call you, big boy?
Rodney James: Rodney James.
Elizabeth: "Rod".
Rodney James: That, I'm afraid, is the diminutive.
Elizabeth: Well, I'll bet you ain't.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Sword (#5.11)" (1992)

I liked it

When I saw it in'75 (I was 25 at the time) I walked out of the theater smiling, and sang Cole Porter tunes in my car all the way home. It was a preview, so it hadn't been panned yet and I had formed my own opinion. Eileen Brennan cracked me up in her wanton pursuit of John Hillerman. Cybill was just my age and a knockout and, no, she doesn't sing badly. I've never been a big fan of Burt, but I liked him more after the movie than before. Kahn was marvelous, Del Prete the weak link, because I couldn't understand his English. Don't expect it to be more than cotton candy, it's sweet without substance and doesn't pretend to be more. It was probably the first exposure I'd had to Cole Porter since Can-Can (1960 - I was 10 then) and I fell in love with his music again, and forever. It's not the Music Man or Top Hat or Flying Down to Rio, but just go along for the pleasant ride, enjoy the sets and costumes, and, especially, the words and music. If you want to trash it, go ahead, but I think that those who do need a glass of champagne(or two)and to just chill out. --- Carl