Complete credited cast: | |||
Walter Matthau | ... | Pete | |
Carol Burnett | ... | Tillie | |
Geraldine Page | ... | Gertrude | |
Barry Nelson | ... | Burt | |
Rene Auberjonois | ... | Jimmy Twitchell (as René Auberjonois) | |
Lee Montgomery | ... | Robbie (as Lee H. Montgomery) | |
Henry Jones | ... | Mr. Tucker | |
Kent Smith | ... | Father Keating | |
Philip Bourneuf | ... | Dr. Willet | |
Whit Bissell | ... | Minister | |
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Timothy Blake | ... | Lucy Lund |
Tillie Shlai's not looking forward to meeting yet another blind date. This one's name being Pete Seltzer. Pete and Tillie are not a match made in heaven, he using wisecracking and constant flirtations with women to mask his own insecurities. Despite Tillie's guard being up, Pete's able slowly to chip away at her defenses. They embark on a relationship which ends up in a mutual declaration to get married Written by Huggo
I'll treasure this movie for having given me of the my favourite lines, which I have used continually since first seeing this film... when on their first date... given a choice of beverages from Burnett, Matthau says 'whatever's the most trouble'.... that's pure Groucho... and of course the fight between Page and Burnett. A good woman on woman fight is rare in this type of film and the scene on the lawn with the hose is a gem,
I like to revisit this film every few years and still enjoy it immensely. Yeah, it degenerates to soap...too bad...if it hadn't this one might have been WAY up there in the ratings.