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:

This is an interesting movie for film buffs since many scenes feature shots in various areas and departments of Warner Bros. Studios, in Burbank, California. The actual studio appeared as the mythical "Swann Studios" in the film.

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:

Spoofed in Legend: Part 2 (1990)

Soundtrack:

Hooray for Hollywood

More of it!

Was it Roger Ebert who once said that if a movie feels like it's too short, it's a good one? Well, in this case "Inside Daisy Clover" seemed just great to me, you just don't notice how those two hours pass. Okay, Nathalie Wood doesn't look 17 (after all, who did in old movies?)Robert Redford is his usual charming self, but my sympathies go with Christopher Plummer, reserved and irresistible... And when the movie ends you feel as if someone made you close your book in the middle of the most exciting scene, and this is not just as good. They just interrupted the whole affair in the middle without resolving all the vital issues. What happened next, and who did she stay with after all??? :-)