Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

Gavin Lambert (novel)
Gavin Lambert (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 May 1966 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A star at 15. A has-been at 17. Who says?

Plot:

Daisy Clover is a 15 year old Tomboy who dreams of being a Hollywood star. After auditioning for producer...

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | 1930s | Fame | Behind The Scenes | Tomboy

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Natalie Wood	...	Daisy Clover
Christopher Plummer	...	Raymond Swan
Robert Redford	...	Wade Lewis / Lewis Wade
Roddy McDowall	...	Walter Baines
Ruth Gordon	...	The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
Katharine Bard	...	Melora Swan
Peter Helm	...	Milton Hopwood
Betty Harford	...	Gloria Clover Goslett
John Hale	...	Harry Goslett
Harold Gould	...	Cop on Pier
Ottola Nesmith	...	Dolores
Edna Holland	...	Cynara

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | Australia:PG (tv rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Park Place Production

Trivia:

Most of Natalie Wood's singing voice was dubbed by vocalist Jackie Ward. However, Wood herself sings the intro to "You're Gonna Hear From Me" for the screen test version of the tune.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film is basically one big anachronism, since it features 1960s fashions, hairstyles, and music in a story supposedly set in the 1930s.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)

Soundtrack:

The Circus Is a Wacky World

Inside Daisy Clover is a 4 Leaf

A rather strange film upon revisit. For those who have loved Aldrich's LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE and BAREFOOT CONTESSA--This one is for you. Granted Natalie Wood is playing young when the actress was in her late 20's--but her legend is alive and well in this film. Plummer is amazing, as is the actress who plays his manic depressive wife. The film is beautifully shot in and around LA, and the Kurt Weill'ish musical score by Previn is superb. A decidedly campy look inside the film studios of the Forties, but intriguing, interestingly acted, superbly scored, photographed, and one of those strange films in which the leading lady who died tragically offers many amazing moments to remember. The film was horribly reviewed when it was first released--but time and the personal stories, both successful and tragic, of many of its actors, give the film a certain fascination in 2002. Unfortunately it has not yet been released on DVD--but it must be seen in wide screen and not in the pan and scan version available on VHS. Gavin Lambert did the screenplay based on his own novel. . .and it works.