A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Roddy McDowall | ... | Alan Musgrave | |
| Tuesday Weld | ... | Barbara Ann Greene | |
| Lola Albright | ... | Marie Greene | |
| Martin West | ... | Bob Barnard | |
| Ruth Gordon | ... | Mrs. Barnard | |
| Harvey Korman | ... | Weldon Emmett | |
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Sarah Marshall | ... | Miss Schwartz |
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Lynn Carey | ... | Sally Grace |
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Donald Murphy | ... | Phil Neuhauser |
| Max Showalter | ... | Howard Greene | |
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Joseph Mell | ... | Dr. Milton Lippman (as Joe Mell) |
| Dan Frazer | ... | Honest Joe | |
| Martine Bartlett | ... | Inez | |
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Jo Collins | ... | Kitten |
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Judith Loomis | ... | Butch Neuhauser |
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High-school senior Barbara Ann Greene has a lot to overcome to reach her dreams to be popular, get a job, find a husband, and maybe even be a movie star: she's poor, her parents are divorced, and her mother is a cocktail waitress. Right beside her, though, is her best friend and Svengali, Alan. He helps her get 12 cashmere sweaters, a job in the principal's office, spring break at Balboa, and more. Along the way, the satire bites teen mores, beach-blanket bikini movies, adults in charge, the country-club set, Christian-youth programs, older men's fantasies, and teen girls' innocence. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 July 1966 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
George Axelrod's Lord Love a Duck See more »Filming Locations:
Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA See more »Edit
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$800,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Barbara Ann: Well, they're divorced.
Stella Bernard: In our family we don't divorce our men; we *bury* 'em!
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Music by Neal Hefti
Lyrics by Ernie Sheldon
Sung by The Wild Ones
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Barbara Ann's sweaters as mentioned in chronological order: Grape Yum Yum, Banana Beige, Lemon Meringue, Pink Put On, Papaya Surprise, Periwinkle Pussycat, Turquoise Trouble, Midnight A-Go-Go, and Peach Putdown. See more »Goofs
When Barbara Ann inscribes her name in cement near beginning of film, she writes the second R in first name twice due to inconsistency in long shot and closeup. See more »Quotes
Stella Bernard: You lied to me, Miss Greene. You permitted me to believe your father was dead.Barbara Ann: Well, they're divorced.
Stella Bernard: In our family we don't divorce our men; we *bury* 'em!
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Lord Love a DuckMusic by Neal Hefti
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Sex suffused satire on something or other that may have been cutting edge in '66, but is no longer. Sure, I get the shaking beach butts of Gidget, the drive-in religiosity of SoCal car culture, or Mom's Playboy bunny cum' prostitute. Some movie parts of course are funnier than others. Trouble is, whether funny or not, they're poorly blended, unlike the better satires of the day—The Loved One (1965), Dr. Strangelove (1964). Unfortunately, the vignettes here sprawl without adding up.
What the film does have in spades is Tuesday Weld. If there was ever a better sex kitten with bite, I haven't seen her. She injects real spunk into the often lame proceedings. Plus, who would have thought that Peter Gunn's dignified torch singer, Lola Albright, could be so funny. Then too, what an inspiration getting Ruth Gordon to do her waspish bit, as a mother, no less. On the other hand, Mc Dowell tries hard, but he's caught up in a role that borders on the incoherent. Could be that his 35-year old teenager is supposed to make a profound statement, but if so, It's beyond me
As I recall, writer Axelrod's film got a lot of buzz at the time. After all, the mid-60's were a time of growing social ferment. Thus, the long-time lid on movies was at last coming off, and what these satirical films show is that black humor was definitely in the air. Trouble is, unlike Strangelove or Loved One, this film doesn't get beyond that time period. There's no unifying theme that could compensate for the meandering lamer parts. As a result, it's more like a regional (SoCal) artifact than anything lasting-- except, of course, for us fans of Tuesday, in which case it's a permanent fan fest.