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What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

  • 19681968
  • 1h 34m
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6.5/10
491
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What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.
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A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
491
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George Seaton
  • Writers
    • Bill Danch(uncredited)
    • Vincent McHugh(story "I Am Thinking of My Darling")
    • Tedd Pierce
  • Stars
    • George Peppard
    • Mary Tyler Moore
    • Don Stroud
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Seaton
  • Writers
    • Bill Danch(uncredited)
    • Vincent McHugh(story "I Am Thinking of My Darling")
    • Tedd Pierce
  • Stars
    • George Peppard
    • Mary Tyler Moore
    • Don Stroud
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    • 22User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    George Peppard and Mary Tyler Moore at an event for What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    George Peppard and Mary Tyler Moore at an event for What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    Thelma Ritter in What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    Mary Tyler Moore in What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    Mary Tyler Moore in What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    Mary Tyler Moore in What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    George Peppard and Mary Tyler Moore in What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    Mary Tyler Moore in What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
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    George Peppard
    George Peppard
    • Peteas Pete
    Mary Tyler Moore
    Mary Tyler Moore
    • Lizas Liz
    Don Stroud
    Don Stroud
    • Barneyas Barney
    Susan Saint James
    Susan Saint James
    • Aidaas Aida
    Dom DeLuise
    Dom DeLuise
    • J. Gardner Monroeas J. Gardner Monroe
    Nathaniel Frey
    Nathaniel Frey
    • Conradas Conrad
    John McMartin
    John McMartin
    • The Mayoras The Mayor
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Dr. Shapiroas Dr. Shapiro
    Jeanne Arnold
    • Gertrudeas Gertrude
    George Furth
    George Furth
    • Murgatroydas Murgatroyd
    Morty Gunty
    Morty Gunty
    • Sgt. Guntyas Sgt. Gunty
    Joe Ponazecki
    • Officer Ponazeckias Officer Ponazecki
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • Capt. Wallaceas Capt. Wallace
    Thelma Ritter
    Thelma Ritter
    • Mrs. Schwartzas Mrs. Schwartz
    Tom Ahearne
    • Bradyas Brady
    • (uncredited)
    Hy Anzell
    Hy Anzell
      Ralph Bell
      • Dr. Langleyas Dr. Langley
      • (uncredited)
      Robert Bond
      • Mayor's Aideas Mayor's Aide
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • George Seaton
      • Writers
        • Bill Danch(uncredited)
        • Vincent McHugh(story "I Am Thinking of My Darling")
        • Tedd Pierce
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        Thelma Ritter's final film; her screen debut, Miracle on 34th Street (1947), was also directed by George Seaton, making Ritter one of a handful of actors to be directed by the same person in both their first and last films.
      • Quotes

        Amigo: [speech balloon] Oh Boy! Grapes.

        Pete: What the hell is that?

        Liz: Get a load o' that beak!

        Pete: Come on, you. Hey! Hey! Those are *my* grapes.

        Liz: Oh, let 'im eat 'em. He's probably hungry.

        Pete: Oh sure. Make a pet out of him, get emotionally involved. That what you want?

        Liz: I don't care if you have him for breakfast.

      • Connections
        Referenced in Buckskin Bo'sun USN (1970)
      • Soundtracks
        Blue, Black and Gray
        Written by Jerry Keller and Dave Blume

      User reviews22

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      10/10
      Haunted by the question of happiness
      I saw this on TV many years ago when I was a kid and the ideas have stayed with me like no other story. I think the basic story has the core of a fable for the ages like "Groundhogs Day" or "It's A Wonderful Life". In particular I remember the Idea that some people didn't need the infection. They were capable of happiness all the time ; and some were not. Now thirty years later the research of psychiatry and psychology finds that the basic ability or disposition to be happy underlies much of what happens in our lives. If they had seen this movie. We see constant advertisements for medications to make us happy. The characters in the movie are dated but the basic question of happiness haunts each of us and all of us together. I only wish I could see it again.
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      • tburke-13
      • Apr 25, 2007

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      • Release date
        • July 31, 1968 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • German
        • Greek
        • Russian
        • Spanish
      • Also known as
        • Hochzeitsnacht vor Zeugen
      • Filming locations
        • New York City, New York, USA
      • Production company
        • Universal Pictures
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 34 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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