A family reacts to the return of the patriarch who abandoned them seven years earlier.A family reacts to the return of the patriarch who abandoned them seven years earlier.A family reacts to the return of the patriarch who abandoned them seven years earlier.
Lester Goldsmith
- Mr. Kestenbaum
- (as Lester M. Goldsmith)
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- TriviaThe original Broadway production of "Happy Birthday, Wanda June" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. opened at the Edison Theater on December 22, 1970, ran for 96 performances and closed on March 14, 1971.
- Quotes
Penelope Ryan: Doctor Woodley, I would like you to meet Harold, my husband. Harold, I would like you to meet Doctor Woodley, my fiancé. Good night, dear.
[kisses Harold]
Penelope Ryan: Good night, dear.
[kisses Dr. Woodley]
Penelope Ryan: . Stay or go; talk or sulk; laugh or cry--as you wish. Do whatever seems called for. My mind is gone. Good night.
[she closes and locks door]
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: 12 to the Moon (1994)
Featured review
Based on Kurt Vonnegut's off-Broadway play, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE,
is essentially about Susannah York's character Penelope Ryan and the
men that dominate her life, including a phenomenal Rod Steiger as ultra-
macho big game hunter Harold. The story also occasionally jumps to
heaven (yes, really), where Wanda June, the victim of a drunk driving
incident, plays shuffleboard for all eternity. This excellent film has
sadly never been available on video or DVD. I've only seen it on a
bootleg DVD made from a TBS broadcast in the late 80's (with some of
the language censored).
is essentially about Susannah York's character Penelope Ryan and the
men that dominate her life, including a phenomenal Rod Steiger as ultra-
macho big game hunter Harold. The story also occasionally jumps to
heaven (yes, really), where Wanda June, the victim of a drunk driving
incident, plays shuffleboard for all eternity. This excellent film has
sadly never been available on video or DVD. I've only seen it on a
bootleg DVD made from a TBS broadcast in the late 80's (with some of
the language censored).
- vlvetmorning98
- Aug 15, 2004
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By what name was Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) officially released in India in English?
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