Caprice (1967)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Frank Tashlin

Writers:

Martin Hale (story)
Jay Jayson (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 May 1967 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Where do you run when there's no place to run? Where do you hide when there's no place to hide?

Plot:

In this comedy-thriller, Patricia Foster is an industrial designer who gets herself into a whole heap...

Plot Keywords:

Hair | Fall From Height | Dog | Helicopter | Gun

Cast

Doris Day	...	Patricia Foster
Richard Harris	...	Christopher White
Ray Walston	...	Stuart Clancy
Jack Kruschen	...	Matthew Cutter
Edward Mulhare	...	Sir Jason Fox
Lilia Skala	...	Madame Piasco
Irene Tsu	...	Su Ling
Larry D. Mann	...	Inspector Kapinsky
Maurice Marsac	...	Auber
Michael Romanoff	...	Butler
Lisa Seagram	...	Mandy
Michael J. Pollard	...	Barney

Runtime:

UK:95 min | USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (as De Luxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:U

Company:

Arcola Pictures

Trivia:

In her autobiography, Doris Day wrote that when she read this script, she remarked to her manager/husband Martin Melcher: "Thank God we don't have to do movies like that anymore!" His response: "We've already made the deal - there's no sense getting all steamed up about it!" Melchor had power of attorney for Day and signed her up for this film without her knowledge or consent.

Movie Connections:

Features "Batman" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Caprice

'60s Doris spy caper

This is one of those movies that was originally panned but holds up today, probably because the story and fashions are so of the era as to make it somewhat interesting. Doris is bedecked in all sorts of fabulous mod clothes in this confusing story about double agent cosmetic spies. There are some cute scenes, one in a restaurant and another in a movie theater (which is disconcerting because of the 20th Century Fox logo and their music starting - you think the movie may be starting over). Anyway, Doris sings Caprice on the movie screen while her character attempts to get a lock of hair from the woman in front of her. Meanwhile, the woman's boyfriend, embracing his girlfriend, has one hand on Doris' leg.

I disagree with one of the comments that said that Doris was a 45-year-old who thought she was 20, due to her outrageous makeup. In actuality, that was the makeup of the period, and she didn't look strange to me at all.

This is a terribly silly film but enjoyable for the cast, some good scenes, and as a '60s artifact.