With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)

Two widowed people fall in love and marry, unprepared for the hostile reactions of their children.

Director:

Howard Morris

Writers:

Gwen Bagni (screenplay), Paul Dubov (screenplay)

Stars:

Doris Day, Brian Keith, Pat Carroll

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doris Day	...	Abby McClure
Brian Keith	...	Jake Iverson
Pat Carroll	...	Maxine Scott
Barbara Hershey	...	Stacey Iverson
George Carlin	...	Herbie Fleck
Alice Ghostley	...	Molly
John Findlater	...	Flip McClure
Elaine Devry	...	Cleo
Herb Voland	...	Harry Scott (as Herbert Voland)
Jamie Farr	...	Jo Jo
William Christopher	...	Zip - Cloud
Milton Frome	...	Bud Young
Allan Melvin	...	Desk Sergeant
Richard Steele	...	Jason McClure
Jimmy Bracken	...	Mitch McClure

Storyline

Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, and Jake Iverson, a widower with a teen-age daughter, get fixed up. They start dating and decide to get married. They're not prepared for the hostile reactions from their children, especially Jake's daughter Stacy, who wants to be the woman of the house, and Abby's oldest son Flip, who hates Jake.

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Plot Keywords:

widow | widower | matchmaker | marriage | food in title | 

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Taglines:

ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL TREAT FOR THE THOUSANDS WHO ENJOYED "YOURS, MINE and OURS"! (original print ad - almost all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jamie Farr and William Christopher play supporting roles as hippy bikers. 4 years later, they'd both co-star on M*A*S*H (1972)., as Cpl. Klinger and Lt. Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H (1972), respectively.

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Goofs

When the newly blended family enters the Haunted Castle ride at the amusement park, the boys are in car 4, the teens are behind them in car 1, and the parents are last in car 3. When they exit the ride, Stacey and Flip have purposely changed places to be with their parents, but the order of the three cars changes to 5, 3, and 4.

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Quotes

Jo Jo: [to the desk sergeant at the police station] Your Royal Fuzz, let our mother go!

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are animated in the style of a series of children's crayon drawings. The Art Director credit is misspelled, comically and deliberately as "ART DER," scratched out, misspelled again as "ART DUR," scratched out again, the entire page is crumpled, and the credit finally appears, correct and not animated, on the following screen.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sinister Urge (1994)

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Soundtracks

You Make Me Want You
(uncredited)
Music by Robert Mersey
Lyrics by Bob Hilliard

User Reviews

One of the Best Doris Day Movies of All

I absolutely love this movie. People have commented that Doris Day's later movies were not as good as the ones from the early '60s, but I disagree. The storyline here is very engaging, and the characters are superb. I totally lose myself in this movie when I watch it, and I laugh out loud every time. It is fun to follow the timeline of the movie... if you analyze it the entire thing takes place over about 5 months. It begins in June (with Flip and Stacey's graduation), and ends around Halloween (hence the brief appearnces of the Halloween masks). The supporting cast is terrific too, some great old faces that everyone will recognize. If you love the classic comedies of Doris Day, I heartily recommend this one.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

With Six You Get Eggroll

Filming Locations:

Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,727,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arwin Productions, Cinema Center Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1