Plaza Suite (1971)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Writers:

Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 May 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Book into Neil Simon's Hotel Suite for the time of your life

Plot:

Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Walter Matthau in a triple role...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Wedding | Marriage | New York City | Love Affair

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.

Cast

Walter Matthau	...	Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
Lee Grant	...	Norma Hubley
Barbara Harris	...	Muriel Tate
Maureen Stapleton	...	Karen Nash
Louise Sorel	...	Miss McCormack
Dan Ferrone	...	Bellboy
José Ocasio	...	Room Service Waiter (as Jose Ocasio)
Tom Carey	...	Borden Eisler (as Thomas Carey)
Jenny Sullivan	...	Mimsey Hubley
Augusta Dabney	...	Mrs. Eisler
Alan North	...	Walter Eisler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vicky Ruane	...	Wedding guest

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements. (2003 re-rating)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:S | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (2003 re-rating) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Plaza Hotel - 750 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The original Broadway production of "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon opened at the Plymouth Theater on February 14, 1968, ran for 1097 performances and was nominated for the 1968 Tony Award for the Best Play. Maureen Stapleton and Jose Ocasio reprise their roles in the movie version.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Each act is set in Suite 719. In Act 3, Ed Hubley goes out on the ledge outside the suite's window. However in the final shot of The Plaza it is clear that there is no ledge at the seventh floor.

Quotes:

[coaxing his wife while she's on the phone]
Roy Hubley: Shtall em, shtall em. Just keep shtalling em. Whatever you do shtall em!
Norma Hubley: [on the phone to the wedding reception] Yes Mrs. Eisler we'll be down in two minutes.
Roy Hubley: Are you crazy?! I told you to shtall em!
Norma Hubley [innocently]: I did stall them - you've got two minutes.

Movie Connections:

References Something for Everyone (1970)

Soundtrack:

Tangerine

Well that was flat...

I couldn't relate to that other review at all. We're talking about a seriously entertaining film here, I'm not sure exactly what was boring about it. The hilarity was pretty much non-stop, all the roles were delightfully impeccable, and I doubt that the writing could be flawed at all. I can see how the recommendation below points towards "The Royal Tenenbaums" too, obviously the comedy here-in takes a certain understanding to fully sink in. Not to mention the brilliant poignancy it leaves behind.

"Boring"... feh. That's someone who needs a good hard drink.