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6.1/10   444 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Neil Simon (play)
Norman Lear (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 June 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
I tell ya, chum...laughs it is!
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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A chore to watch more (17 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Frank Sinatra ... Alan Baker

Lee J. Cobb ... Harry R. Baker
Molly Picon ... Mrs. Sophie Baker
Barbara Rush ... Connie

Jill St. John ... Peggy John
Dan Blocker ... Mr. Eckman
Phyllis McGuire ... Mrs. Eckman (buyer for Neiman-Marcus)
Tony Bill ... Buddy Baker
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lee J. Cobb is only four years older than his screen son Frank Sinatra. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Halfway through the movie, Sinatra is punched on the left side of his face by Dan Blocker. In the next scene when he is holding a raw steak up to his face, he holds it on the right side of his face. more
Quotes:
Harry R. Baker: [when his wife complains about his habit of entering and tossing the evening newspaper on the dining room table] It's clean, I had it boiled. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Come Blow Your Horn more

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7 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
A chore to watch, 8 May 2006
Author: Ripshin from North Carolina

Looks like a stage play......feels like a stage play.....acted as if the audience is sitting fifty yards away.....they just couldn't shake the roots of this production. Certainly, an insignificant Simon property, raised beyond oblivion by its casting. I'm not sure why they just didn't change the age of Sinatra's character to his actual 48 - he doesn't look remotely 39 - actually, he looks about 55. Tony Bill's role would play better on stage, where his over-emoting wouldn't be quite so grating.

Yes, the parents are perfectly cast, if you can tolerate the stereotypical Jewish mother and father, screeching incessantly. What children WOULDN'T run away from that?

The bachelor pad is certainly hip Early 60s - and unbelievable (regardless of the explanation of its affordability).

The song interlude is a bit jarring, although if they had to do it, it certainly works best where it is.

Overall, not a film I'll watch again.

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