At Long Last Love (1975)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writer:

Peter Bogdanovich (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

IT'S THE TOP!

Plot:

This film was Peter Bogdanovich's homage to musical comedies of the 1930s. A millionaire named Michael...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Friend | Singer | Italian | Homage

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Michael Oliver Pritchard III
Cybill Shepherd	...	Brooke Carter
Madeline Kahn	...	Kitty O'Kelly
Duilio Del Prete	...	Johnny Spanish
Eileen Brennan	...	Elizabeth
John Hillerman	...	Rodney James
Mildred Natwick	...	Mabel Pritchard
Quinn K. Redeker	...	Phillip - Kitty's Boyfriend
J. Edward McKinley	...	Billings (Poker Party)
John Stephenson	...	Abbott (Poker Party)
Peter Dane	...	Williams (Poker Party)
William Paterson	...	Murray (Poker Party)
Lester Dorr	...	Doorman
Liam Dunn	...	Harry
Elvin Moon	...	Elevator Boy

Runtime:

118 min | Sweden:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Copa del Oro

Trivia:

Peter Bogdanovich toyed with the idea of playing the role of Pritchard himself so he could star opposite his then-girlfriend Cybill Shepherd. However he offered the role to Elliott Gould who turned it down before 'Burt Reynolds' accepted it.

Quotes:

Michael Oliver Pritchard III: You know Mr. Spanish, I've been thinking. You remind me of someone I'm quite fond of.
Johnny Spanish: Oh, yes... who?
Michael Oliver Pritchard III: Me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

Exhilarating Musical

An homage to 30s musicals, this vastly underrated film features tongue-in-cheek performances by Cybill Shepherd and Burt Reynolds, and terrific comedy turns by Eileen Brennan and Madeline Kahn.

Kahn does a great, obscure Cole Porter (all music in this film) called "Find Me a Primitive Man"; Brennan shines in the "Gentlemen Don't Want Love" number. Duilio del Prete, Mildred Natwick, and John Hillerman are also quite good.

Many obscure Porter songs and a few well-known ones. The costumes and sets are nice and evoke the 30s with the star blacks and whites with hints of beige. While the dancing may be a little rough, the stars more than make up for it in their zest and obvious enjoyment of the material.

The entire cast has fun with this slight story of changing partners until each finds at long last love. Reynolds might be a tad too silly but Shepherd has fun and display a great set of pipes. Ultimately, Brennan and Kahn make this one worth catching.