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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
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William Rose (written by)
Release Date:
12 December 1967 (USA)
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Tagline:
a love story of today
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Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 7 wins
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20 nominations
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(14 articles)
90210 2.10 "To Thine Own Self Be True" Recap
(From TVovermind.com. 18 November 2009, 4:11 PM, PST)
PGA Honors Precious.
(From FilmExperience. 18 November 2009, 3:18 PM, PST)
(From TVovermind.com. 18 November 2009, 4:11 PM, PST)
PGA Honors Precious.
(From FilmExperience. 18 November 2009, 3:18 PM, PST)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Spencer Tracy | ... | Matt Drayton |
 | Sidney Poitier | ... | Dr. John Wade Prentice |
 | Katharine Hepburn | ... | Christina Drayton |
 | Katharine Houghton | ... | Joey Drayton |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Monsignor Ryan |
| Beah Richards | ... | Mrs. Prentice |
| Roy Glenn | ... | Mr. Prentice (as Roy E. Glenn, Sr.) |
 | Isabel Sanford | ... | Tillie (as Isabell Sanford) |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Hilary St. George |
| Alexandra Hay | ... | Carhop |
| Barbara Randolph | ... | Dorothy |
| D'Urville Martin | ... | Frankie |
| Tom Heaton | ... | Peter |
| Grace Gaynor | ... | Judith |
| Skip Martin | ... | Delivery Boy |
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108 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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The three-inch bronze sculpture of Spencer Tracy featured in the film was created by Katharine Hepburn herself and was one of the items that were included in her estate auction in 2004. The bust was the most sought-after item and fetched the most money - it sold for $316,000, whereas pre-auction estimates were in the neighborhood of $3,000-$5,000.
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Continuity: The car the Draytons are driving is a two-door sedan (with a pillar holding the roof up, and a full frame around the door glass) when seen in exterior shots. Once they're at the drive-in, it becomes a two-door hardtop (no pillar, and no frame around the glass).
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Referenced in "Saved by the Bell: The College Years: Guess Who's Coming to College? (#1.1)" (1993)
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Glory of Love
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Was this film Spencer Tracy's last?Where did John and Joey meet?
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Sure it's dated; it was made in 1967 and is very much a product of its time. But the sheer virtuosity of Stanley Kramer and a dream cast make this a film worth viewing over and over again.
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy are so good in this film that you simply forget that they are famous actors playing roles that were written by a screenwriter.
Sidney Poitier is so brilliant as the potential groom that I defy anyone not to fall in love with this brilliant and intense man.
The stars are aided and abetted by a heaven-sent supporting cast: Isabel Sanford is hilarious as the family maid who fears change; Beah Richards (Oscar-nominated) positively glows as Poitier's mother; Roy Glenn is a marvel as Poitier's working-class father.
Katharine Houghton (Hepburn's niece) nearly sinks the film; she is so bad that if it were not for the wonderful actors around her, the film would be simply dreadful; fortunately, the rest of the cast is so good that Houghton's performance actually becomes competent in their midst.
As for the message; well, all I can say is see the film. It is as relevant today as it was thirty-eight years ago.
Fabulous.