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Man's Favorite Sport?

  • 19641964
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Rock Hudson, Charlene Holt, and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
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The author of a best-selling fishing guide is actually extremely inexperienced in the sport, which causes mayhem when he is entered into a competition.The author of a best-selling fishing guide is actually extremely inexperienced in the sport, which causes mayhem when he is entered into a competition.The author of a best-selling fishing guide is actually extremely inexperienced in the sport, which causes mayhem when he is entered into a competition.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,794
2,830
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Pat Frank(story "The Girl Who Almost Got Away")
      • John Fenton Murray
      • Steve McNeil
    • Stars
      • Rock Hudson
      • Paula Prentiss
      • Maria Perschy
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Pat Frank(story "The Girl Who Almost Got Away")
      • John Fenton Murray
      • Steve McNeil
    • Stars
      • Rock Hudson
      • Paula Prentiss
      • Maria Perschy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Trailer 1:52
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    "Man's Favorite Sport?" Maria Perschy 1964 Universal Pictures
    "Man's Favorite Sport?" Maria Perschy 1961 Universal Pictures
    "Man's Favorite Sport?" Maria Perschy 1961 Universal Pictures
    "Man's Favorite Sport?" Maria Perschy 1961 Universal Pictures
    "Man's Favorite Sport?" Maria Perschy 1964 Universal Pictures
    Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
    Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
    Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
    Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
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    Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
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    Rock Hudson
    Rock Hudson
    • Roger Willoughby
    Paula Prentiss
    Paula Prentiss
    • Abigail Page
    Maria Perschy
    Maria Perschy
    • Isolde 'Easy' Mueller
    John McGiver
    John McGiver
    • William Cadwalader
    Charlene Holt
    Charlene Holt
    • Tex Connors
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Major Phipps
    James Westerfield
    James Westerfield
    • Policeman
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • John Screaming Eagle
    Forrest Lewis
    Forrest Lewis
    • Skaggs
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Bagley
    Tyler McVey
    • Customer Bush
    Kathie Browne
    Kathie Browne
    • Marcia
    Tom Allen
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Don Ames
    • Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Bannon
    Jim Bannon
    • Forest Ranger
    • (uncredited)
    Holger Bendixen
    • Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Boston
    • Joan
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bryar
    Paul Bryar
    • Bartender at Rotating Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Pat Frank(story "The Girl Who Almost Got Away")
      • John Fenton Murray
      • Steve McNeil
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    • Trivia
      Cary Grant turned down the lead role because he was 58 and the leading lady Paula Prentiss was only 24.
    • Goofs
      When Abigail cuts the cast off Roger's arm with the circular saw, she is holding and running the saw backwards.
    • Quotes

      Roger Willoughby: Did you take a special course in blackmail, or is it just a natural talent?

    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Man's Favorite Sport
      Music by Henry Mancini

      Lyric by Johnny Mercer

    User reviews60

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    Top review
    9/10
    You Should Have Seen The One That Got Away
    In one of the funniest screwball comedies of the pre-World War II studio era, William Powell has a celebrated experience with a fish while he pretended to be a fishing expert. It was the highlight of Libeled Lady and I'm sure Howard Hawks thought that we could get a whole comedy out of that situation.

    In Man's Favorite Sport he succeeds admirably. If the film had been done 20 years earlier, Cary Grant would definitely have been in the lead. The part of Roger Willoughby, who wrote a book on fishing based on hearsay from the various customers he's dealt with at Abercrombie&Fitch, would have been ideal for Cary Grant as it has just the kind of physical comedy that Grant was so adept at.

    However Rock Hudson steps into the role admirably and for once he's the pursued and not the pursuer. Pursuing Hudson every step of the way is the kookie Paula Prentiss who seemed to study at the Carol Burnett school of zaniness for this part.

    On a bit of advice from public relations expert Prentiss, Hudson's boss at Abercrombie&Fitch, John McGiver, has him enter a fishing tournament. When Hudson confesses he's never fished and hates the slimy things, Prentiss decides to help fake it through.

    There are a lot of really great laughs in this film, but the best scene is Hudson trying out this inflatable suit for those who are fishing and fall in the water. He does and the results are hilarious.

    Don't miss this film if it is ever broadcast.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ein Goldfisch an der Leine
    • Filming locations
      • Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Gibraltar Productions
      • Laurel Productions
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,000,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours

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