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Writer:
Carole Eastman (written by)
Release Date:
16 October 1975 (Argentina)
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Tagline:
It takes three to tango (if you don't count the chicken) more
Plot:
Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them . not even murder. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Amusing Nichols film with Hilarious Nicholson!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Stockard Channing | ... | Fredrika Contessa 'Freddie' Biggars / Sullivan | |
| Jack Nicholson | ... | Oscar Sullivan aka Oscar Dix | |
| Warren Beatty | ... | Nicky Wilson | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Justice of the Peace | |
| Rose Michtom | ... | His Wife | |
| Brian Avery | ... | Airline Steward | |
| Florence Stanley | ... | Mrs. Gould | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Rattlesnake Tom | |
| Catlin Adams | ... | Girl Lover (as Nira Barab) | |
| Christopher Guest | ... | Boy Lover | |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Fisherman | |
| Tom Newman | ... | John the Barber | |
| Jim Antonio | ... | 1st Policeman | |
| Vic Vallaro | ... | 2nd Policeman | |
| Richard B. Shull | ... | Chief Detective Sergeant Jack Power |
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Also Known As:
Spite and Malice
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Runtime:
88 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:Atp |
Finland:K-16 |
Iceland:L |
Sweden:11 |
UK:12 (video rating) (2005) |
UK:AA (original rating) |
USA:PG |
UK:15 (TV rating)
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Stockard Channing replaced Bette Midler who was passed over for the role after asking Mike Nichols "What other movies have you done?" Cher also met Nichols to discuss the role but she, too, was not cast.
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Quotes:
Nicky Wilson:
[To Frederica who's screaming because Oscar is walking on the plane's wing during flight] Just ignore him.
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Referenced in The Lion Roars Again (1975)
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Mike Nichols' last good film that I'm sure bombed at the time. Stockard Channing almost steals the show as the young heiress, Warren Beatty is perfectly cast, and Nicholson is hilarious without doing much (great hair). There were a lot of good films in the 70's and this should have been included on most lists.
A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Jack Nicholson. There are scenes that fall flat, but the ones that work make it worthwhile. Great costumes and art-set direction as well. It's hard to imagine these two actors (Beatty & Nicholson) playing the characters they did in REDS six years later after playing these buffoons. Give it a shot.